踏み切る

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

踏み切る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ふみきる, rōmaji fumikiru)

  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.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 踏み切ら ふみきら fumikira
Continuative (連用形) 踏み切り ふみきり fumikiri
Terminal (終止形) 踏み切る ふみきる fumikiru
Attributive (連体形) 踏み切る ふみきる fumikiru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 踏み切れ ふみきれ fumikire
Imperative (命令形) 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

Derived terms
  • 踏み切り, 踏み切 (fumikiri): railway crossing, starting line
  • 踏み切り番 (fumikiriban): gatekeeper, crossing guard
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