JLPT N2 · Noun

踏切 (fumikiri)

踏切 (ふみきり, fumikiri) is a Japanese noun meaning “railway crossing; railroad crossing”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふみきり
Romaji: fumikiri
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing · noun
starting line; scratch · noun
determination · noun
stepping over the edge of the ring · noun

Example sentences

警報機が鳴っているときは絶対に踏切を渡らないでください。

Don't cross the tracks when the alarm is ringing.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 踏切

踏

step, trample, carry throughトウ・ふ.む・ふ.まえる · 15 strokes

切

cut, cutoff, be sharpセツ・サイ・き.る・-き.る · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 踏切.

踏むふむto step on踏まえるふまえるto be based on踏み込むふみこむto step into (e.g. someone else's territory)切手きってstamp (postage)切符きっぷticket切るきるto cut大切たいせつimportant親切しんせつkind切れきれpiece切りきりend適切てきせつappropriate裏切るうらぎるto betray切れるきれるto break横切るよこぎるto cross (e.g. road)

Source: JMdict entry 1602840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.