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Where does “踏み切る” come from?

踏み切る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 踏む — step; experience, go through; estimate.

踏み切る (Japanese): make a bold start, take a plunge; take off; step...

Definitions

  1. make a bold start, take a plunge; take off; step...

Ancestry of “踏み切る”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese踏むstep; experience, go through; estimate
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