noun
five-forked road; five-road junction
A road intersection where five roads meet.
この先に五叉路があるので、道を間違えないように注意してください。
There is a five-road junction ahead, so please be careful not to take the wrong road.
四つ角 is a four-cornered intersection, contrasting with the five-way split of 五叉路.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant using Arabic numeral 5 instead of kanji 五.
Compound of 五 (five) + 叉 (fork) + 路 (road).