Word Meaning 前轍を踏む

ぜんてつをふむ zentetsu o fumu

前轍を踏む is read as ぜんてつをふむ (zentetsu 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

ぜんてつをふむ

Romaji

zentetsu o fumu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

前車の轍を踏む

ぜんしゃのてつをふむ

to repeat someone's mistake

前轍

ぜんてつ

wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before

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

前進

ぜんしん

advance

前年

ぜんねん

the preceding year