十字路
Meanings
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Refers to a place where two roads cross, forming a cross shape. Often used literally, but can also appear in figurative contexts.
Please turn right at that intersection.
I feel like I'm standing at a crossroads in life.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の十字路を右折するto turn right at a/the crossroads
Please turn right at the next intersection.
- 十字路で待ち合わせるto meet up at a crossroads
Let's meet up at the intersection in front of the station.
- 〈事〉の十字路に立つto stand at a crossroads (figuratively, facing a major decision)
He was standing at a crossroads in his life.
- 十字路にぶつかるto come to a crossroads (while walking or driving)
If you go straight down this road, you'll come to an intersection.