Word Meaning 足踏み

あしぶみ ashibumi

足踏み is read as あしぶみ (ashibumi) and means standstill.

Meaning

English

  1. standstill
  2. stalemate
  3. stepping (in place)
  4. stamping (up and down)
  5. stomping
  6. marking time (for a soldier)

Reading

Kana

あしぶみ

Romaji

ashibumi

Writing Variants

  • 足ぶみ あしぶみ ashibumi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4567 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

足踏み状態

あしぶみじょうたい

standstill

無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ

to go on a fool's errand

足並み

あしなみ

pace

足素性原理

あしすじょうげんり

foot feature convention

足関節

あしかんせつ

foot joint

足無井守

あしなしいもり

caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)

足利幕府

あしかがばくふ

Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)

Example Sentences

1

He stepped on my feet.