踏まえる

ふまえる · fumaeru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan

to be based on

踏 — foot radical 足 + 沓 (phonetic)
踏 combines the foot radical 足, which signals meaning related to feet or walking, with 沓 as the phonetic component hinting at the sound. The character originally meant to step on or tread, and this core sense of placing the foot down has remained stable through history.

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