切きり通どおし

き

り

ど

お

し

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

cutting; road cut through a hill; railway cut

Refers to a passage excavated through elevated terrain for a road or railway. Often used in geographical descriptions and civil engineering contexts.

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抜ぬ

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The railway passes through the mountain via a cutting.

切り通しUsage35%
- きりどおし
  Standard spelling with okurigana.
- きりとおし
切通しUsage43%
- きりどおし
  Variant spelling without the first okurigana り.
- きりとおし
切通Usage23%
irregular okurigana
- きりどおし
  Irregular okurigana usage; the final し is omitted.
- きりとおし
きりとおし

トンネル
トンネル is a tunnel, while 切り通し is an open cut through terrain, not enclosed.
掘ほり割わり
掘割 is a canal or moat dug into the ground, often water-filled; 切り通し is specifically a dry passage cut through a hill.

Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting', from 切る) and 通し (tōshi, 'passing through', from 通す). The reading きりどおし exhibits rendaku voicing of とおし to どおし.