踏切（ふみきり、fumikiri）
- railroad crossing

The Japanese word 踏切 踏切 refers to a railroad crossing. It is the place where a railway line intersects with a road or path at the same level. This crossing is typically equipped with warning devices such as flashing lights, bells, and gates to alert pedestrians and vehicles of an approaching train.

⚫︎踏切を渡るときは、左右をよく見てください。 Translation: Please look both ways when crossing the railroad crossing. ⚫︎電車が近づいているので、踏切が閉まりました。 Translation: The railroad crossing closed because the train is approaching. ⚫︎事故のため、この踏切は一時的に閉鎖されています。 Translation: This railroad crossing is temporarily closed due to an accident.

This word is used when discussing or describing railroad crossings. It’s relevant in conversations about train travel, safety, accidents near train tracks, or the infrastructure of railways. You would use 踏切 踏切 when talking about the physical structure and the act of crossing it.

The word 踏切 踏切 is typically written using kanji and hiragana. The kanji is 踏 (fu, to tread/step on) and 切 (kiri, to cut/cross). The reading is ふみきり in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write this word. Okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is standard.

There are no direct synonyms for 踏切 踏切 that refer to the same physical structure. The term 遮断機 (shadan-ki) which means "crossing gate" could be considered somewhat related.

There are no direct antonyms for 踏切 踏切 as it refers to a specific type of structure. However, something that prevents a crossing, like an overpass 陸橋 (rikkyou) or a tunnel トンネル (tonneru) could be considered an opposite concept in terms of railroad travel.

電車が遅れたのは、ある《踏切で事故があったからです。》 ・Translation: The train was delayed because there was an accident at a railroad crossing. ・Explanation: This sentence explains the cause of a train delay, due to an accident at a 踏切 踏切.

この《踏切は、一日中とても交通量が多いです。》 ・Translation: This railroad crossing has a lot of traffic all day long. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the amount of traffic passing through a specific 踏切 踏切.

The word 踏切 踏切 is formed from the verb 踏む (fumu), which means "to step on" or "to tread," and the verb 切る (kiru), which means "to cut" or "to cross." The term's meaning is derived from the act of trains "cutting" through, or "crossing" the path.