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(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

Derived terms

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