Where does “思い切る” come from?
思い切る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
思い切る (Japanese): resign oneself to, give up; resolve, determine
Definitions
- resign oneself to, give up; resolve, determine
Ancestry of “思い切る”, step by step
思い切る traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 切る
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 切る | to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop... |
| 2 | Japanese | 裏切り | treachery, betrayal |
| 3 | Japanese | 裏 | back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of... |
via Japanese 思う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 思う | to think, to deem, to imagine, ponder, to speculate |
| 2 | Japanese | 当たる | hit; win; be correct, be exactly right |
Words derived from “思い切る”