How to say "tread" in Japanese

• 歩むあゆむJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbA verb for 'tread' in its figurative sense: to tread a path, follow a course, or lead a life, experiencing it over time. It suits talk of the road a person's life has taken.
  ビルはあの会社かいしゃの社長しゃちょうになるまで成功せいこうへの道みちを歩あゆみ続つづけた。↗

  Bill climbed the ladder of success until he became the president of the company.
• 溝みぞCommon
  nounA noun meaning groove or indentation; its 'tread' sense is the tread of a tire, the grooved part of the surface. It matches 'tread' as a thing, not the act of treading.

For 'tread' as a verb taking a figurative path—following a course or leading a life—use 「歩む」; for the noun 'tread' meaning a groove, as the tread of a tire, use 溝.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• トレッドtread (of a tyre)
• 踏み面ふみめんtread (of a wheel)
• 接地面せっちめんtread (tire, etc.)
• 輪距りんきょwheel track
• 歩むあゆむto tread (a figurative path)
• 溝みぞgroove
• 踏み板ふみいたstep
• やまprotruding or high part of an object