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【No. 2076】Fungiri (踏ん切り - A Drastic Decision)

Jun 28, 2023 19:23
Fungiri

A drastic decision is called fungiri (踏ん切り) in Japanese.

Fun/fumi (踏ん/踏み) means "to step," and giri/kiri (切り) means "to take a drastic action."

That is to say, fungiri implies that someone makes a drastic decision using a reaction of stepping hard on the ground.

You can say something like fungiri ga tsuku (踏ん切りがつく - meaning "to make up one's mind") with tsuku (つく - meaning "to be in a certain state").

Note that fun (踏ん) in fungiri has the same sound as fun (糞/ふん - meaning "poop"), but its meaning is quite different.
踏ん切り

思い切って決心することを、「踏ん切り」と言います。

「踏ん/踏み」は "to step"、「切り」は "to take a drastic action" を意味する言葉です。

すなわち「踏ん切り」は、地面を強く踏んだ反動で勢いよく決心をする、ということを示唆しているわけです。

"To be in a certain state" を意味する「つく」をつけて、「踏ん切りがつく」のように使用されます。

「踏ん」は "poop" を意味する「糞」と同音ですが、意味が全く異なるので注意してください。

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  • Fungiri (踏ん切り - A Drastic Decision)
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  • A drastic decision is called 'fungiri' (踏ん切り) in Japanese.
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  • 'Fun/fumi' (踏ん/踏み) means "to step," and 'giri/kiri' (切り) means "to take a drastic action."
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  • You can say something like 'fungiri ga tsuku' (踏ん切りがつく - meaning "to make up one's mind") with 'tsuku' (つく - meaning "to be in a certain state").
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  • Note that 'fun' (踏ん) in 'fungiri' has the same sound as 'fun' (糞/ふん - meaning "poop"), but its meaning is quite different.
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