Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to step on; to tread on; to trample on
2. to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
3. to experience; to undergo
4. to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete
5. to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise
6. to rhyme
7. to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
Kanji used
to step on
Pitch accent
Top 1800
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
to dance; to perform dance steps
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to rhyme (with)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to visit repeatedly (to request)
to commit a crime
to be advantageous; to be a favorite (to win)
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
to visit repeatedly (to request)
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
to repeat the mistake of somebody; to make the same mistake as that of ...
Examples (11 in total)
Don't step in the flower bed.
Someone stepped on my foot.
Don't step on the broken glass.