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railroad crossing, level crossing
A place where a road crosses a railway track at the same level, typically with barriers and warning signals.
Composition: 踏む (to step) + 切る (to cross/cut) = stepping across the tracks
Railroad crossing components
- 遮断機 - crossing barrier/gate
- 警報機 - warning signal/alarm
- 踏切警報音 - crossing warning sound (the distinctive カンカンカン sound)
Safety terms
- 踏切事故 - railroad crossing accident
- 踏切内に閉じ込められる - to be trapped inside the crossing
- 非常ボタン - emergency button
Types of crossings
- 第一種踏切 - first-class crossing (with barriers and alarms)
- 第四種踏切 - fourth-class crossing (no barriers, warning signs only)