also: ゆきあたり
noun
end of a road; end of a street
Refers to the physical termination point of a road or street, often where it meets a wall, building, or dead end.
この道の行き当たりに郵便局があります。
There is a post office at the end of this road.
行き当たりを右に曲がってください。
Please turn right at the end of the street.
Variant with simplified 当り.
Search-only kana-mixed form.
Variant without き.
Variant without き and with simplified 当り.
Alternate reading ゆきあたり, less common.
突き当たり also means 'end of a road' but emphasizes the point where one can go no further, often implying a T-junction or dead end. 行き当たり is more neutral and simply indicates the end of a road or street.
Compound of 行き (iki, 'going') + 当たり (atari, 'hitting' or 'reaching'). Literally 'the place where going hits/reaches', i.e., the end of a road.