踏み切る

• 読み: ふみきる
• ローマ字: fumikiru
• 漢字の分解: 踏 (fu) — step, stamp; 切 (ki) — cut, resolve
• 発音: /ɸɯ.mi.ki.ɾɯ/

意味

To take the plunge; to make a decisive decision; to jump from a take-off point.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 踏む (stamp/step) + 切る (cut/finish decisively). Literally refers to pushing off from the ground in athletics. The figurative sense—deciding to take a bold or irreversible action—is far more common in everyday usage: 実施に踏み切る (decide to implement), 値上げに踏み切る (take the plunge on a price rise).

例文

1. 会社はついに大幅なリストラに踏み切った。
2. 長年の迷いを経て、二人は入籍に踏み切った。
3. 政府がさらなる規制強化に踏み切るかどうかが注目されている。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, politics, relationships, journalism

トーン: decisive

起源と歴史

Compound of 踏む (step firmly) + 切る (cut through/resolve). In athletics, 踏み切り refers to the take-off board in long jump or the moment of push-off. The metaphorical meaning of taking a decisive step emerged naturally from this physical image.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal