NichiDict

踏み切る

ふみきる
踏切る
[fumikiru]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to take off; to jump; to leap

2.GodanTransitive

to take the plunge; to decide; to embark on; to venture into; to launch out into

3.GodanTransitive

sumoto step out of the ring

Examples

彼は転職を踏み切った

He took the leap and changed jobs.

移住を踏み切っている最中だ。

I am in the process of taking the leap to relocate.

大きな決断に踏み切るには勇気がいる。

It takes courage to take the plunge on a major decision.