# 踏 — step on; tread

踏 means “step on; tread”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: ふ(む) (fumu). You'll see it in words such as 踏む (fumu, “to step on; to tread on”).

- Meaning: step on; tread
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: ふ(む) (fumu)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 踏

Parts: 足 foot · 水 water · 日 sun; day

## Words with 踏

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 踏む | ふむ (fumu) | to step on; to tread on |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる (fumaeru) | to be based on; to take into account |

## Don't confuse it with

[路](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/route/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[渉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ford/) · [離](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/detach/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/) · [踏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/step-on/) · [避](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/avoid/) · [崩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crumble/) · [撤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pull-back/) · [躍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leap/) · [還](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/send-back/)

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