踏切

Japanese

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): [ɸɯ̟mʲikʲiɾʲi]

Noun

踏(ふみ)切(きり) • (fumikiri)

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

^ 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