How to say "crossing" in Japanese

• 交差こうさJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe crossing or intersection of two things — roads, lines, routes — as they run across each other. Think of it as the crossing itself, not the act of going across.
  ２本ぽんの道みちが十じゅう文字もじに交差こうさしている。↗

  The two roads cut across the street from us.
• 横断おうだんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCrossing in the sense of getting from one side to the other — across a road, a river, and so on. This is the word for the act of crossing something.
  道路どうろを横断おうだんする時ときは気きを付つけなさい。↗

  Take care when you cross the street.
• 渡りわたりCommon
  nounA crossing or passage: getting across to the other side, or the route or transit by which one does so. Fits when 'crossing' names the crossing itself — a place or way of getting over.
• 過渡かとCommon
  nounFor the ordinary senses of 'crossing' this is seldom the word you want; it really belongs to its ferry meaning — a crossing made by ferry.
• 交差点こうさてんJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe point where roads cross — an intersection or crossroads. If your 'crossing' means the road junction itself rather than the act of crossing, this is the word.
  あの交差点こうさてんで何なんが起おこったのか。↗

  What happened at that crossing?

Use 交差点 for a road junction, 交差 for roads or lines crossing, 横断 for the act of getting across a road or river, 「渡り」 for a crossing or passage over, and avoid 過渡, which is really a ferry word.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 交差こうさcrossing
• 横断おうだんcrossing (a road, river, etc.)
• 渡りわたりcrossing
• 過渡かとcrossing
• 交差点こうさてんcrossing
• 辻つじcrossroads
• 越しごしacross
• 交錯こうさくmixture
• ばいかいcrossing (shares)
• 交雑こうざつhybridization
• 雑交ざっこうhybridization
• クロスcrossing