踏襲

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See also: 蹈襲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
しゅう
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
蹈襲 (dated)

Etymology

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Noun

(とう)(しゅう) (tōshūたふしふ (tafusifu)?

  1. emulation, following in someone's footsteps

Verb

(とう)(しゅう)する (tōshū suruたふしふ (tafusifu)?transitive suru (stem (とう)(しゅう) (tōshū shi), past (とう)(しゅう)した (tōshū shita))

  1. to emulate, to follow in someone's footsteps

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

踏襲 (dapseup) (hangeul 답습)

  1. hanja form? of 답습 (following; imitating)