二ふた筋すじ道みち

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Meanings

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noun

branch roads; crossroads

Refers to a place where two roads meet or diverge; a rare and somewhat literary term.

旅たび人びとは二ふた筋すじ道みちに立たって、どちらへ進すすむべきか迷まよった。
The traveler stood at the crossroads, unsure which way to go.

two, two radical (no. 7)

筋muscle, sinew, tendon

道road-way, street, district

Similar words

分わかれ道みち
分かれ道 is the common word for a fork in the road or a branching point, while 二筋道 is a rare, more literary term for a place where two roads meet or diverge.
十じゅう字じ路ろ
十字路 specifically means a cross-shaped intersection, whereas 二筋道 is a broader, rarer term for any meeting of two roads.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (ふた, 'two'), 筋 (すじ, 'line' or 'path'), and 道 (みち, 'road'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of two roads meeting.