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踏み切る

踏み切る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: 2

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

Derived terms

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