Word Meaning たたらを踏む

たたらをふむ tataraofumu

たたらを踏む is read as たたらをふむ (tataraofumu) and means to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

たたらをふむ

Romaji

tataraofumu

Writing Variants

踏鞴を踏む たたらをふむ tatara o fumu
蹈鞴を踏む たたらをふむ tatara o fumu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 103587 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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to rhyme

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to come to grips with

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ばかずをふむ

to gain experience

お百度を踏む

おひゃくどをふむ

to visit repeatedly (to make a request)

二の足を踏む

にのあしをふむ

to hesitate

有利と踏む

ゆうりとふむ

to be advantageous

山を踏む

やまをふむ

to commit a crime

手順を踏む

てじゅんをふむ

to go through the proper procedures

地団駄踏む

じだんだふむ

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

地団駄を踏む

じだんだをふむ

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ

to go on a fool's errand

ドジを踏む

どじをふむ

to make a blunder