踏み切る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
踏 切
ふ
Grade: S 		き
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 踏む (fumu, "step on," "tread on," "stamp") + 切る (kiru, "perform an action boldly").

Verb

踏(ふ)み切(き)る • (fumikiru) transitive godan (stem 踏(ふ)み切(き)り (fumikiri), past 踏(ふ)み切(き)った (fumikitta))

  1. make a bold start, take a plunge
  2. take off
  3. (sumo) step out of the ring

Conjugation

Conjugation of "踏み切る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 踏み切ら ふみきら fumikira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 踏み切り ふみきり fumikiri
Shūshikei ("terminal") 踏み切る ふみきる fumikiru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 踏み切る ふみきる fumikiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 踏み切れ ふみきれ fumikire
Meireikei ("imperative") 踏み切れ ふみきれ fumikire
Key constructions
Passive 踏み切られる ふみきられる fumikirareru
Causative 踏み切らせる
踏み切らす 		ふみきらせる
ふみきらす 		fumikiraseru
fumikirasu
Potential 踏み切れる ふみきれる fumikireru
Volitional 踏み切ろう ふみきろう fumikirō
Negative 踏み切らない ふみきらない fumikiranai
Negative continuative 踏み切らず ふみきらず fumikirazu
Formal 踏み切ります ふみきります fumikirimasu
Perfective 踏み切った ふみきった fumikitta
Conjunctive 踏み切って ふみきって fumikitte
Hypothetical conditional 踏み切れば ふみきれば fumikireba

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