crossroads; intersection; street corner
Refers to a place where streets cross or meet, often with a traditional or old-fashioned feel. Common in historical contexts and place names.
A somewhat literary or old-fashioned way to refer to a street, especially in set phrases or historical descriptions. In modern everyday speech, 通り is more common.
Long ago, there was a large willow tree at this crossroads.
Let's meet at the street corner.
Walking along the street, I saw an old temple.
The traveling monk stood at the town's crossroads and asked for directions.
I happened to meet my childhood friend at the street corner.
If you turn left at that crossroads, you'll see the shrine.
通り is the everyday word for a street, whereas 辻 is a more literary or archaic term used mainly in set phrases and historical descriptions.
辻 is an older, more literary word for a crossroads, while 四つ角 is the standard modern term people actually use in conversation.
coherence; consistency
wayside shrine
crossroads; intersection
tsujigiri; killing a passerby with a sword to test the blade or one's skill
fortune-telling slip; street fortune-teller
streetwalker; prostitute
street storytelling; beggar's tale
street stall; roadside stand
sign on a post; notice board
The kanji 辻 is a 国字 (kokuji, a character created in Japan) combining 辶 (movement) and 十 (ten, crossroads), representing a place where roads cross. The reading つじ is of native Japanese origin.
Edo-period town watchmen
small shrine at a crossroads
street performance (Edo period)
street-corner dancing; dancing on a street corner