踏切

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

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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踏(ふみ)切(きり) • (fumikiri) 

  1. railroad crossing

Alternative forms

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In descending order of commonness:

Derived terms

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

References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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