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How do you read 踏襲 in Japanese?
Carry forward an established method.
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Continuing a method or procedure used before. The reading begins with tō.
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Describe the shapes you see
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foot radical beside 水 over 日 kanji
kanji with 龍 above 衣
Japanese word starting tō for following an earlier method
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踏: 15 strokes; radical 足 (foot). 襲: 22 strokes; radical 衣 (clothing). Distinguish informal descriptions of the shape from the dictionary radical.
踏15 strokes / radical: 足 (foot)
襲22 strokes / radical: 衣 (clothing)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
とうしゅう
tōshū
踏襲
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English translationFollowing an established approach
Following an existing way of doing things. Common combinations include 前例を踏襲する and 従来の方法を踏襲する.
See it in a sentence
今年の展示会は、受付の手順だけ昨年の方法を踏襲した。For this year’s exhibition, we followed last year’s approach only for the reception procedure.
A way to remember
Although 踏 can be read fumu, here it is tō. 襲 is shū, giving tōshū. Both vowels are long.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 踏襲
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Specify what will be carried forward
Name the object, as in 方針を踏襲する or 形式を踏襲する. If only part of the approach is retained, distinguish that part from the changes.
例：案内文の構成は従来の形式を踏襲し、申し込み方法の説明だけ書き直した。
We retained the established structure of the notice and rewrote only the explanation of how to apply.
The Japanese word is not always critical
It can occur in criticism of unthinking repetition, but also in a description of retaining a proven method. Read the surrounding explanation to determine the speaker’s evaluation.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 踏襲
Explanation checked on 2026-10-25. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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