踏切(ふみきり)

ふみきり
noun
railroad crossing, level crossing
1. railroad crossing, level crossing
A place where a road crosses a railway track at the same level, typically with barriers and warning signals.
踏切(ふみきり)で電車(でんしゃ)を待(ま)った。
I waited at the railroad crossing for the train to pass.
踏切(ふみきり)の遮断機(しゃだんき)が降(お)りてきた。
The crossing barrier came down.
踏切(ふみきり)事故(じこ)に注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please be careful of accidents at railroad crossings.
この道(みち)は踏切(ふみきり)が多(おお)くて渋滞(じゅうたい)しやすい。
This road has many railroad crossings and tends to get congested.

COMPOSITION: 踏(ふ)む (to step) + 切(き)る (to cross/cut) = stepping across the tracks

RAILROAD CROSSING COMPONENTS:

  • 遮断機(しゃだんき) - crossing barrier/gate
  • 警報機(けいほうき) - warning signal/alarm
  • 踏切(ふみきり)警報(けいほう)音(おん) - crossing warning sound (the distinctive カンカンカン sound)

SAFETY TERMS:

  • 踏切(ふみきり)事故(じこ) - railroad crossing accident
  • 踏切(ふみきり)内(ない)に閉(と)じ込(こ)められる - to be trapped inside the crossing
  • 非常(ひじょう)ボタン - emergency button

TYPES OF CROSSINGS:

  • 第一種踏切(だいいっしゅふみきり) - first-class crossing (with barriers and alarms)
  • 第四種踏切(だいよんしゅふみきり) - fourth-class crossing (no barriers, warning signs only)

RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE:

  • 高架(こうか) - elevated railway/overpass
  • 地下道(ちかどう) - underground passage
  • 歩道橋(ほどうきょう) - pedestrian overpass

Related Words

Related: 地下道(ちかどう) (underground passage)
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Added 2026.1.18 3:43 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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