ふむ
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
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)
Other spellings
踏む履む践む
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ふむ
Examples27
彼女
Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969.
私
I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
何
No matter what you do, you must follow the correct order.
その
The man did not so much as apologize for stepping on my foot.
彼
He pressed the brake pedal.
その
The boy stepped on my foot on purpose.