Word Meaning 前車の轍を踏む

ぜんしゃのてつをふむ zensha no tetsu o fumu

前車の轍を踏む is read as ぜんしゃのてつをふむ (zensha no tetsu o fumu) and means to repeat someone's mistake.

Meaning

English

  1. to repeat someone's mistake
  2. to make the same mistake as one's predecessor
  3. to follow the ruts of a previous cart

Reading

Kana

ぜんしゃのてつをふむ

Romaji

zensha no tetsu o fumu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 57 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 154626 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前轍を踏む

ぜんてつをふむ

to repeat someone's mistake

前車輪

ぜんしゃりん

front wheel

前轍

ぜんてつ

wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before

踏車

ふみぐるま

treadmill

前半

ぜんはん

first half

前庭

ぜんてい

vestibule (of the ear)

前提

ぜんてい

premise

前駆

ぜんぐ

anticipation

前回

ぜんかい

previous time

前日

まえび

previous day

前期

ぜんき

first term

前向き

まえむき

front-facing