Godan verb, transitive verb

  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. Sumo term.to step out of the ring.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
踏み切る ふみきる
 
踏切る ふみきる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

step, trample, carry through
ふ.む トウ (7th, N1)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
shoes, boots
くつ トウ (Kentei Pre-1)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る セツ サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)