Word Meaning どじを踏む

どじをふむ dojiofumu

どじを踏む is read as どじをふむ (dojiofumu) and means to make a blunder.

Meaning

English

  1. to make a blunder
  2. to bungle
  3. to mess up
  4. to make a foolish mistake

Reading

Kana

どじをふむ

Romaji

dojiofumu

Writing Variants

  • ドジを踏む どじをふむ dojiofumu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 102889 Priority Q

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