踏まえる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 踏まえる. Reading: ふまえる. Core meaning: to take into account; to base on.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 調査結果を踏まえて、新しい計画を立てた / 皆の意見を踏まえると、開始時間を遅らせるのがよい.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Basis and consideration
  • 調査結果を踏まえて uses findings as the basis for a next step, while 意見を踏まえる means taking opinions into account. Do not read it as the physical action of 踏む, stepping on something.