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)
- make a bold start, take a plunge
- take off
- (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