突つき当あたり

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

end of a street; end of a hallway; dead end

Refers to the point where a passage, corridor, or road comes to an end, often implying a wall or barrier. Commonly used in giving directions.

この道みちの突つき当あたりを右みぎに曲まがってください。

Please turn right at the end of this street.

廊ろう下かの突つき当あたりにトイレがあります。

There is a restroom at the end of the hallway.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の突つき当あたりを右みぎに曲まがるto turn right at the end of a hallway/street
廊ろう下かの突つき当あたりを右みぎに曲まがってください。
Please turn right at the end of the hallway.
突つき当あたりに〈物もの〉があるthere is 〈物〉 at the end of the passage
突つき当あたりにトイレがあります。
There is a restroom at the end of the hallway.

Kanji

突stab, protruding, thrust
当hit, right, appropriate

Related words

行いき止どまりN1
行き止まり specifically means a dead end with no way forward, while 突き当たり simply refers to the end of a path, which may or may not have a turn.

Counted with

箇か所しょN2
Used when counting 突き当たり (the end of a road/corridor) as a location or spot.

Written forms

突つき当あたりUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
突つき当あたりUsage17%
Variant with simplified okurigana; less common but still encountered.
つきあたりUsage6%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.
突つき当あたりUsage

Etymology

Compound of 突き (tsuki, continuative form of 突く 'to push, thrust') + 当たり (atari, continuative form of 当たる 'to hit, strike'). Literally 'thrust-hit', referring to the point where one's path meets an obstruction.

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ツキアタリUsage1%