Entry
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

    それで雪を踏み固めてブロックを作り、それを積むような方法が適しているんですね。
    And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

Kun
ふ.むふ.まえる
On
トウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
723 of 2500
Radical
foot
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-7-8SKIP code
7d8.3The Kanji Dictionary
6216.3Four corner code
3778deroo
8e0fUnicode hex code
1-38-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5889New Nelson (John Haig)
1587New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1997Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1066Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1435Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1287Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1381Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1067A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2314Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1186Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37602Morohashi
1657A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1559Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1662Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1795Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1806Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
266Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1766Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1296Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ta4, ta1Pinyin reading
dabKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

harden, set, clot, curdle

Kun
かた.めるかた.まるかた.まりかた.い
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
750 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3s5.2The Kanji Dictionary
6060.4Four corner code
1577deroo
56faUnicode hex code
1-24-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1036Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
949New Nelson (John Haig)
3086New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3830Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1963Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2658Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
580Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
622Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
834A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
744Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
738Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4745Morohashi
476A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
972Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1004Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
393sakade
424Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
501henshall3
503Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
343Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
587Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu4Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level