合流点(ごうりゅうてん)

ごうりゅうてん
noun
junction, confluence, meeting point
geographyabstract
1. confluence, junction
A point where rivers, roads, or paths merge together.
川(かわ)の合流点(ごうりゅうてん)で釣(つ)りをする。
To fish at the confluence of rivers.
高速道路(こうそくどうろ)の合流点(ごうりゅうてん)は渋滞(じゅうたい)しやすい。
Highway junctions tend to get congested.
ここは二(ふた)つの川(かわ)の合流点(ごうりゅうてん)だ。
This is the confluence of two rivers.
2. convergence point, meeting point
A point where different ideas, streams, or trends come together.
東西(とうざい)の文化(ぶんか)の合流点(ごうりゅうてん)となった都市(とし)だ。
It's a city that became a meeting point of Eastern and Western cultures.
様々(さまざま)な学問(がくもん)の合流点(ごうりゅうてん)に位置(いち)する研究(けんきゅう)だ。
It's research positioned at the convergence of various academic fields.
ここが伝統(でんとう)と革新(かくしん)の合流点(ごうりゅうてん)だ。
This is where tradition and innovation meet.

合流点(ごうりゅうてん) combines 合流(ごうりゅう) (merging, joining) and 点(てん) (point). It refers to places where streams, roads, or abstract concepts come together.

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Compare: 分岐点(ぶんきてん) (fork, junction)
Compare: 交点(こうてん) (intersection)
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Added 2026.2.1 18:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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