Translation guide
How to express that lines, roads, or paths cross each other in Japanese.
Describe two or more lines, streets, or paths that cross each other.
The most common and neutral verb for lines, roads, or paths intersecting. Used for both physical and abstract crossing.
This road intersects with that road.
The two lines intersect at a right angle.
A more general verb for things crossing or intersecting, often implying a meeting or mingling. Can be used for lines, but also for people or abstract concepts.
These two lines intersect at one point.
Loanword from English 'cross', used in casual or technical contexts, such as sports or fashion. Less common for roads.
The lines are crossing.
Describe areas of study, interests, or groups that overlap or have common ground.
Describe the intersection of sets in mathematics or logic.
交差する is more specific to crossing at a point, like roads or lines. 交わる has a broader sense of meeting or mingling, and can be used for people or abstract things. For mathematical intersection, both can be used, but 交わる is more common in set theory.
私たちの趣味はいくつか重なっている。
Our hobbies intersect in some ways.
Noun meaning 'intersection' or 'common part'. Often used in math contexts.
Please show the intersection of the two sets in a diagram.