分岐点(ぶんきてん)

ぶんきてん
noun
branch point, fork, junction, turning point
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1. branch point, fork, junction
A point where a road, path, or river splits into two or more directions.
分岐点(ぶんきてん)で左(ひだり)へ進(すす)む。
Go left at the fork.
道(みち)の分岐点(ぶんきてん)に標識(ひょうしき)がある。
There's a sign at the fork in the road.
高速道路(こうそくどうろ)の分岐点(ぶんきてん)で間違(まちが)えた。
I made a mistake at the highway junction.
2. turning point, watershed moment
A critical point that determines the direction of future developments.
これは勝敗(しょうはい)の分岐点(ぶんきてん)だ。
This is the turning point that will determine victory or defeat.
人生(じんせい)の分岐点(ぶんきてん)となる選択(せんたく)だった。
It was a choice that became a turning point in my life.
歴史(れきし)の分岐点(ぶんきてん)として記憶(きおく)される出来事(できごと)だ。
It's an event remembered as a watershed moment in history.

分岐点(ぶんきてん) combines 分岐(ぶんき) (branching) and 点(てん) (point). It's commonly used both for physical junctions and figurative turning points.

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Compare: 合流点(ごうりゅうてん) (confluence, meeting point)
Related: 十字路(じゅうじろ) (crossroads)
Compare: 転換点(てんかんてん) (turning point)
Compare: 岐路(きろ) (crossroads, turning point)
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Added 2026.2.1 18:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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