踏切

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踏切

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Railroad crossing

踏切 (fumikiri): a railroad crossing.

Kanji in this term
踏	切
ふ(み) Grade: S	き(り) Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

踏(ふみ)切(きり) • (fumikiri)

railroad crossing

Alternative forms edit

In descending order of commonness:

Derived terms edit

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

References edit

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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