曲がり角・曲り角|まがりかどmagarikado[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noun(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend
   この道路どうろは急きゅうな曲がり角まがりかどが多おおい。↗

   This road is full of sharp turns.
2. nounturning point; watershed

• Related街角まちかどNeutralRefers to the street corner or the streets themselves, evoking street scenes; 「曲がり角」 is where a road bends, and can also mean a turning point in life.
• Related角かどNeutralA general word for corners and edges, with wide uses; it can also describe harsh, abrasive words or behavior, as in 「角が立つ」.
• Related四つ角よつかどCasualThe four corners of an intersection; it highlights the crossing itself and is colloquial.

Use 「曲がり角」 for a bend in a road or a turning point in life or the times, as in 「次の曲がり角」 and 「人生の曲がり角」. For street scenes say 「街角」, for an intersection 「四つ角」, and for a corner or edge 「角」.

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1. 道路どうろや廊下ろうか、通路つうろなどが折れ曲おれまがっている場所ばしょ。
2. 物事ものごとの変わり目かわりめ。転機てんき。