SuGoiSuす語彙す轍
轍: rut
rut; wheel track
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Kunわだちい・わだち
Mostly seen in the idiom 同じ轍を踏む (repeat the same mistake), where 轍 is read てつ; a real wheel rut is わだち.
Key words
轍わだちwheel rut
轍てつwheel track; past path
前車の轍を踏むぜんしゃのてつをふむto repeat a predecessor's mistake
轍鮒てっぷcarp in a rut (a person in dire need)
Example sentences
雨上がりの道に、トラックの轍が深く残っていた。
Deep truck ruts were left on the road after the rain.
同じ轍を踏まないよう、今回は計画をよく確認した。
To avoid repeating the same mistake, I checked the plan carefully this time.
「前車の轍を踏むな」と、祖父はいつも私に言っていた。
My grandfather always told me, "Don't repeat the mistakes of those who went before you."