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地
じ
雷
らい
を
踏
ふ
む
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
1. to step on a landmine
2. to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
Kanji used
地
ground
雷
thunder
踏
to step on
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Conjugations...
Used in: 378
Composed of
地
じ
雷
らい
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
踏
ふ
む
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
Examples (1 in total)
どうやら
彼
かれ
は、
地
じ
雷
らい
を
踏
ふ
んで
しまったらしい。
Apparently he stepped on a landmine.