noun
Y junction; Y-shaped intersection
Refers to a road that splits into two branches forming a Y shape. Similar to 三叉路 (three-way fork), but specifically Y-shaped.
See also: 三叉路
この先のＹ字路を右に曲がってください。
Please turn right at the Y junction ahead.
三叉路 is a general three-way fork, while Ｙ字路 specifically describes a Y-shaped split.
Ｔ字路 is a T-junction, where one road meets another at a right angle, unlike the angled split of a Ｙ字路.
Compound of the Latin letter Y (ワイ), 字 (character), and 路 (road), literally 'Y-character road'.