JLPT N2 Vocabulary

Usage · 用法

Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly.

思い切って

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訳 · Translation

I'd been hesitating for ages, but I took the plunge and cut my hair short.

正解 · Answer

ずっと迷っていたが、思い切って髪を短く切った。

解説 · Why

思い切って means "taking the plunge" — a decisive act after hesitation (ずっと迷っていたが…). It requires a volitional human action with some risk or boldness.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

毎朝思い切って歯をみがいている。 — Routine habits involve no bold resolution.

彼は思い切って静かにドアを閉めた。 — Acting cautiously/quietly contradicts the boldness of 思い切って.

思い切って雨が降ってきた。 — Weather has no will — 思い切って needs a human decision.

語彙 · Breakdown

思い切っておもいきってboldly, taking the plunge

迷うまようto hesitate, waver

例文 · Example

思い切って彼女に気持ちを伝えた。

Omoikitte kanojo ni kimochi o tsutaeta.

I took the plunge and told her how I felt.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points1 pt

DifficultyHard

Avg. time35 sec

Correct rate56%

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AddedJun 2026

出典AI draft · human-reviewed

This question was drafted by AI and audited by human reviewers. Official JLPT scoring is scaled (0–60 per section); point values here are catalogue estimates.

衆智 · Community check36 attempts

56%of attempts answer correctly

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