Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

    私は前任者の方針を踏襲する考えです。
    I intend to follow my predecessor's policy.

Also written 蹈襲【とうしゅう】

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Characters in this word

2
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

attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

Kun
おそ.うかさ.ね
On
シュウ
Strokes
22
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1130 of 2500
Radical
clothes
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

そい

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-16-6SKIP code
5e16.2The Kanji Dictionary
0173.2Four corner code
465deroo
8972Unicode hex code
1-29-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5443Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5510New Nelson (John Haig)
2917New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3633Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1856Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2533Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2025Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2181Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1262A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2983Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1094Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34717Morohashi
1360A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1575Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1681Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1734Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1943Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1042Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1630Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2044Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi2Pinyin reading
seubKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level