踏み切る ふみきる to take off #18,896 Meanings also 踏切る godan verb, transitive to take off; to jump; to leap to take the plunge; to decide; to embark on; to venture into; to launch out into sumo to step out of the ring Its kanji 踏 トウ · ふ.む、ふ.まえる step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment 切 セツ、サイ · き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ cut, cutoff, be sharp