踏ふみ切きり

noun

railway crossing; railroad crossing; level crossing

The common everyday meaning: a place where a road crosses railway tracks at the same level, often with gates and warning bells.

• 踏ふみ切きりで電でん車しゃの通つう過かを待まった。

  I waited at the railway crossing for the train to pass.

• この踏ふみ切きりは朝あさになるとよく渋じゅう滞たいする。

  This railroad crossing often gets congested in the morning.

noun

starting line; scratch line

A limited sports or competition use for a line or mark from which one starts or takes off; much less common for learners than the railway-crossing meaning.

• 競きょう技ぎ規き則そくでは、スタートの線せんを「踏ふみ切きり」と呼よぶことがある。

  In competition rules, the starting line is sometimes called 踏切.

noun

determination; resolve

Rare as modern standalone usage; in ordinary Japanese, 踏ん切り is much more familiar for the idea of making up one's mind.

• 「踏ふみ切きり」という名めい詞しには、まれに「決けっ心しん」の意い味みがある。

  The noun 踏切 rarely has the meaning of "determination."

noun

stepping over the edge of the sumo ring

Sumo term for a wrestler's foot stepping beyond the ring boundary, which can decide the bout.

• 物もの言いいの結けっ果か、足あしの踏ふみ切きりが確かく認にんされた。

  After the judges' conference, it was confirmed that the foot had stepped over the edge of the ring.