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足踏み[あしぶみ] (ashibumi)

step; stepping

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Meaning

足踏み (あしぶみ, ashibumi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “step; stepping”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

現在げんざい交渉こうしょうは足踏あしぶみ状態じょうたいだ

The negotiations are at a standstill now.

兵士へいしたちは足踏あしぶみをしていた。

The soldiers were marking time.

彼女かのじょは足踏あしぶみをして靴くつの泥どろを落おとした。

She stamped the mud off her shoes.

何度か足踏みして、足に刺すような痛みを取りもどそうとする。

He stamped up and down until the stinging returned into the feet.

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