Japanese

踏切 (fumikiri): a railroad crossing.

Noun

踏切 ‎(hiragana ふみきり, romaji fumikiri)

1. railroad crossing

Alternative forms

• 踏切 is the most common form
• 踏み切り: next most common
• 踏切り
• 踏み切: least common

Derived terms

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

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3