十字路(じゅうじろ)

じゅうじろ
noun
crossroads, intersection
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1. crossroads, intersection
A place where two roads cross, forming a cross shape.
十字路(じゅうじろ)で止(と)まる。
To stop at a crossroads.
十字路(じゅうじろ)を右(みぎ)に曲(ま)がってください。
Please turn right at the intersection.
この十字路(じゅうじろ)は事故(じこ)が多(おお)いので気(き)をつけて。
Be careful at this intersection as there are many accidents.
2. crossroads (figurative), critical juncture
A decisive point requiring an important choice or decision.
人生(じんせい)の十字路(じゅうじろ)に立(た)っている。
I'm standing at a crossroads in my life.
日本(にほん)は歴史(れきし)の十字路(じゅうじろ)にある。
Japan is at a historical crossroads.
会社(かいしゃ)は重要(じゅうよう)な十字路(じゅうじろ)に差(さ)しかかっている。
The company has reached an important crossroads.

十字路(じゅうじろ) literally means "cross-shaped road" (十字(じゅうじ) = cross shape). While 交差点(こうさてん) is more commonly used for traffic intersections, 十字路(じゅうじろ) emphasizes the cross shape and is often used figuratively.

Common collocations

  • 十字路(じゅうじろ)に立(た)つ: to stand at a crossroads
  • 十字路(じゅうじろ)に差(さ)しかかる: to reach a crossroads

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Related Words

Related: 交差点(こうさてん) (intersection)
Related: 分岐点(ぶんきてん) (fork, junction)
Compare: 四(よ)つ角(かど) (crossroads)
Compare: 丁字路(ていじろ) (T-junction)
Compare: 四(よ)つ辻(つじ) (crossroads)
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Added 2026.2.1 18:10 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31
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