Word Meaning 轍を踏む

てつをふむ tetsu o fumu

轍を踏む is read as てつをふむ (tetsu o fumu) and means to repeat someone's mistake.

Meaning

English

to repeat someone's mistake
to make the same mistake as one's predecessor
to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

Reading

Kana

てつをふむ

Romaji

tetsu o fumu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 40 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

前轍を踏む

ぜんてつをふむ

to repeat someone's mistake

轍

わだち

rut

踏む

ふむ

to rhyme

踏み込む

ふみこむ

to come to grips with

場数を踏む

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.)