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])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝmʲikʲiɾʲi]

    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

    References
    1. 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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