踏まえる ふまえる to be based on N1 #2,745 Meanings ichidan verb, transitive to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on Its kanji 踏 トウ · ふ.む、ふ.まえる step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment