(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.
(かわ)合流点(ごうりゅうてん)()する
To fish at the confluence of rivers.
高速道路(こうそくどうろ)合流点(ごうりゅうてん)渋滞(じゅうたい)しやすい。
Highway junctions tend to get congested.
ここ(ふた)(かわ)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.
It's a city that became a meeting point of Eastern and Western cultures.
It's research positioned at the convergence of various academic fields.
ここ伝統(でんとう)革新(かくしん)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 (てん) (point). It refers to places where streams, roads, or abstract concepts come together.

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