corner; turn; bend; curve; turning point
Refers to a physical bend in a road, path, or similar linear feature, or metaphorically to a turning point in a process or life.
Please turn left at the bend in this road.
I am standing at a turning point in my life.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without the okurigana が.
Compound of 曲がり (continuative form of 曲がる, 'to bend') and 目 ('point' or 'juncture').