突(つ)き当(あ)たり

つきあたり
noun
dead end; end of a street
direction
1. dead end; end of a street or corridor
the point where a road, hallway, or path ends and you cannot go further in that direction
突(つ)き当(あ)たりを右(みぎ)に曲(ま)がってください。
Turn right at the end of the street.
この廊下(ろうか)の突(つ)き当(あ)たりにトイレがある。
The restroom is at the end of this hallway.
突(つ)き当(あ)たりまで行(い)くと海(うみ)が見(み)える。
If you go to the end, you can see the ocean.

Forms

突(つ)く (to thrust, poke) + 当(あ)たる (to hit) → hitting a wall/end
突(つ)き当(あ)たる (to reach the end, to hit)

Usage

Commonly used when giving directions. Indicates where a path ends or where one must turn.

Alternate form

突(つ)き当(あ)たり (single word)

Related words

Related Words

Synonym: 行(い)き止(ど)まり (dead end)
Related: 袋小路(ふくろこうじ) (cul-de-sac, blind alley)
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Added 2026.1.26 14:21 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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