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曲がり角 (magarikado) Japanese meaning: corner | Kotomora

曲まがり角かど

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

corner; turn; bend

Refers to a physical corner or bend in a road, street, or path.

次つぎの曲まがり角かどを右みぎに

曲ま

がっ

て

ください

。

Please turn right at the next corner.

この道みちは曲まがり角かどが多おおい。

This road has many bends.

2

turning point; watershed

Metaphorical use for a critical juncture in life, history, or a process.

あの決けつ断だんが人じん生せいの曲まがり角かどだった。
That decision was a turning point in my life.
会かい社しゃは大おおきな曲まがり角かどに立たっている。
The company is at a major crossroads.

Usage patterns

曲まがり角かどを曲まがるto turn at a corner
次つぎの曲まがり角かどを右みぎに曲まがってください。
Please turn right at the next corner.
曲まがり角かどに立たつto stand at a turning point (in life, history, etc.)
彼かれは人じん生せいの曲まがり角かどに立たっていた。
He was standing at a turning point in his life.
曲まがり角かどを迎むかえるto reach a turning point
会かい社しゃは大おおきな曲まがり角かどを迎むかえている。
The company is reaching a major turning point.

Kanji

曲bend, music, melody
角angle, corner, square

Related words· 6

角かどN5sense 1
角 is the general word for any corner or angle, while 曲がり角 specifically means a bend where a road or path turns.
分ぶん岐き点てん sense 2
分岐点 describes a point where paths or courses of action split into different directions, while 曲がり角 stresses a single bend or shift rather than a branching.
岐き路ろ sense 2
岐路 emphasizes a crossroads where one must choose between options, whereas 曲がり角 emphasizes a critical shift or turning point without implying a choice.
転てん換かん期き sense 2
転換期 is a formal term for a period of transition or change, while 曲がり角 is a more vivid, everyday metaphor for reaching such a critical juncture.

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カーブN3
曲がり角 refers to the specific corner where a road turns, while カーブ describes the curved stretch of road itself.
街まち角かどN2
曲がり角 emphasizes the point where a road bends or turns, while 街角 simply names the corner as a spot in town.

Don't confuse with

交こう差さ点てんN5sense 1
交差点 is an intersection where roads cross, whereas 曲がり角 is a bend or corner where a single road turns.

Counted with

箇か所しょN2
Used when treating it as a point or location; there is no special conventional counter for ‘corner’ itself.

Built from

曲まがる+角かど

Written forms

曲まがり角かどUsage80%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
曲まがり角かどUsage17%
Variant spelling without the okurigana が.
まがりかどUsage4%

Etymology

Compound of 曲がり (continuative form of 曲がる, 'to bend') + 角 ('corner').