踏切

Japanese
踏切 (fumikiri): a railroad crossing.
Kanji in this term
踏 切
ふ(み)
Grade: S		 き(り)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 踏む (fumu, "step on," "tread on," "stamp") + 切る (kiru, "perform an action as if by cutting")

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ふみきり [fùmíkírí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝmʲikʲiɾʲi]

Noun

踏切 (hiragana ふみきり, rōmaji fumikiri)

  1. railroad crossing

Alternative forms
  • 踏切 is the most common form
  • 踏み切り: next most common
  • 踏切り
  • 踏み切: least common

Derived terms
  • 踏切番 (fumikiriban): gatekeeper crossing guard
  • 無人踏切 (mujin fumikiri): unstaffed railway crossing

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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