十字路|じゅうじろjuujiro[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nouncrossroads; intersection
   その事故じこはある十字路じゅうじろで起おこった。↗

   The accident happened at a crossroads.

• Synonym交差点こうさてんNeutralThe everyday word for a road intersection and standard modern traffic terminology; 「十字路」 sounds more traditional and can also mean a crossroads in life.
• Synonym四つ角よつかどNeutralA crossroads with four corners facing each other; also means the four corners themselves. 「十字路」, unlike this word, can figuratively mean a turning point in life.
• Synonym辻つじWrittenA crossroads or street corner with an old-world flavor, as in 「辻説法」; leans toward written use.
• Synonym四辻よつつじWrittenAn old-fashioned word for a crossroads, found today mainly in place names and literature.
• Synonym四叉WrittenA crossroads where four roads fork; seldom used and tends toward written prose.
• Related四つ叉WrittenA four-fork road; rare and written in register, synonymous with 「四叉」.

For everyday traffic intersections say 「交差点」; 「四つ角」 works for a crossroads with four facing corners. Choose 「十字路」 for a traditional tone or the figurative 「人生の十字路」. 「辻」 lends an old-world flavor to a street corner; 「四叉」「四つ叉」「四辻」 are rare and lean written.

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1. 漢字かんじの十じゅうの字じのように二に本ぽんの道みちが直角ちょっかくに交まじわっている交差点こうさてん。