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踏切

ふみきり

noun

Meanings

1railway crossing
2level crossing
3starting line
4scratch
5crossover
6railroad crossing
7train crossing
8determination

Example sentence

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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Kanji in this word

踏Step, Trample, Carry Through15 strokes 切Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp4 strokes

More words with 踏

踏むふむ · to step onN4 踏まえるふまえる · to be based onN1 足踏みあしぶみ · stepping (in place)踏ん張るふんばる · to brace one's legs 踏み切るふみきる · to take off

Full entry on Jisho

舞踏

ぶとう · dance (esp. Western style)

雑踏ざっとう · hustle and bustle

踏み絵ふみえ · fumi-e

More words with 切

一切いっさい · without exceptionN1 打ち切るうちきる · to stopN1 噛み切るかみきる · to bite offN1 切れ目きれめ · breakN1 持ち切りもちきり · hot topicN1 締切しめきり · deadlineN2 ～切れ～きれ · out of ~N2 小切手こぎって · chequeN1

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