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(ふ)み (fumi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 踏(ふ)む (fumu, “step on, tread on, stamp”).) + 切(き)り (kiri, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 切(き)る (kiru, “perform an action as if by cutting”).).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふみきり [fùmíkírí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟mʲikʲiɾʲi]

Noun

踏(ふみ)切(きり) • (fumikiri) 

1. railroad crossing

Alternative forms

In descending order of commonness:

• 踏切
• 踏み切り
• 踏切り
• 踏み切

Derived terms

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