adverbial N2 uncommon casualpolitewritten

思い切って — boldly

思い切って ・ おもいきって

Meaning

Key sentence

I took the plunge and quit the company I'd worked at for years.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
Adverb 思おもい切きって + decisive action verb 思おもい切きって告白こくはくする

When: The action was difficult or risky and took resolve to overcome one's own hesitation.

Examples

I went ahead and got my hair cut short.
I hesitated, but I took the plunge and bought the expensive camera.

Easily confused with

あえて あえて = deliberately choosing a hard or counterintuitive option despite knowing better; 思おもい切きって = working up the nerve to push past one's own hesitation or fear. 思わず Opposite stance: 思おもわず is a reflex with no thought behind it; 思おもい切きって is a deliberate act of resolve after deliberation.

Notes

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.

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