Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 轍を踏む(てつをふむ) in Japanese

轍を踏む
Kana Reading
てつをふむ
Romaji
tetsuwofumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `mu' ending
    Meaning
    to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; to follow the rut (left by someone else)

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
轍を踏む
Plain Polite
轍を踏みます
Negative
轍を踏まない
Negative Polite
轍を踏みません

Past

Plain
轍を踏んだ
Plain Polite
轍を踏みました
Negative
轍を踏まなかった
Negative Polite
轍を踏みませんでした

Te

Plain
轍を踏んで
Plain Polite
轍を踏みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
轍を踏まれる
Plain Polite
轍を踏まれます
Negative
轍を踏まれない
Negative Polite
轍を踏まれません
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Kanji in this word

19 strokes

rut, wheel track

On'Yomi: テツ

Kun'Yomi: わだちい, わだち

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ふ.む, ふ.まえる

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