ふむ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
フム

Alternative forms

• ふうむ, ふーむ (fūmu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟mɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) ふむ [fúꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])

Interjection

ふむ or フム • (fumu) 

1. hmm; I see; OK

   Synonym: ふん

   ふむ、それでどうする。

   Fumu, sore de dō suru.

   OK, so what do we do?

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ふむ – see the following entry.

【踏む】 [verb] to step, to tread [verb] to set foot, to visit [verb] to experience, to go through [verb] to follow, to go along [verb] (religion) to worship [verb] to make estimates or valuations [verb] to rhyme [verb] to occupy a position [verb] (stock market, in margin trading) to buy back open interest at the risk of loss [verb] (fishing) to clam with one's feet Alternative spellings 履む, 践む, 蹂む

(This term, ふむ (fumu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ふむ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ふむ.