韻を踏む

• 読み: いんをふむ
• ローマ字: in wo fumu
• 漢字の分解: 韻 (in) — rhyme, sound | 踏 (fu/tō) — to tread, to follow
• 発音: /iɴ.o.ɸɯ.mɯ/

意味

To rhyme; to use rhyme. To compose words or lines so that their endings share similar sounds.

A set expression (慣用句) functioning as a verb phrase. 踏む (to step on, to follow) is used figuratively to mean 'to follow a prescribed sound pattern' — as if treading in a poet's footsteps. The phrase applies to poetry, rap lyrics, advertising copy, and any text where sound patterning is deliberate. The opposite, 韻が合わない (the rhyme doesn't work), highlights when this patterning fails. More formal alternatives include 押韻する.

例文

1. この詩は各連の末尾で韻を踏んでおり、朗読すると心地よいリズムが生まれる。
2. ラップの歌詞は巧みに韻を踏むことで独特のビートと一体感を生み出す。
3. 日本語で韻を踏む詩を作ることは、英語と比べて難しいとされている。

使い方ガイド

場面: poetry, rap, literary composition, linguistics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Combines 韻 (in, 'rhyme, sound') and 踏む (fumu, 'to step, to tread, to follow'). The metaphor of 'treading on rhyme' reflects the idea of deliberately following a prescribed sound path, a concept borrowed from Classical Chinese poetic practice.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal