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    3. 踏み切る

    踏み切る

    踏ふみ​切きる​

    to take off

    KMT10News #38+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    踏切る

    ふみきる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to take off, to jump, to leap
    2.
    to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into
    3.
    to step out of the ring
    sumo

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    彼かれはついに新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうに踏ふみ切きった。

    He finally took the plunge into a new business.

    KMT10Work & Career
    選せん手しゅは力ちから強づよく踏ふみ切きって、高たかく跳よび上あがった。

    The athlete took off powerfully and jumped high.

    KMT10Sports & Martial Arts
    多おおくの議ぎ論ろんの末すえ、政せい府ふは大だい規き模ぼな改かい革かくに踏ふみ切きることを決けっ定ていした。

    After much debate, the government decided to embark on large-scale reforms.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    走はしり高たか跳とびの選せん手しゅは、正せい確かくなタイミングで踏ふみ切きる必ひつ要ようがある。

    High jumpers need to take off at the precise timing.

    KMT10Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かの女じょは長なが年ねんの夢ゆめだった海かい外がい留りゅう学がくに、ついに踏ふみ切きる決けっ心しんをした。

    She finally decided to take the plunge and study abroad, which had been her dream for many years.

    KMT10Daily LifeEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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