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Meanings
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Commonly used for highway interchanges and system interchanges in Japan. Also used in technical contexts for any junction point.
I change highways at this junction.
The traffic jam at the interchange is terrible.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉ジャンクションを通過するto pass through a (named) interchange
We passed through the Oi Junction on the metropolitan expressway.
- ジャンクションで渋滞するto get stuck in traffic at an interchange
In the evenings there's always a traffic jam at this junction.
- ジャンクションを降りるto exit at an interchange
We exited at the next interchange and got onto a local road.