踏み切る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
踏	切

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, romaji fumikiru)

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

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