Illustration: A young adult carrying a packed suitcase stands at a clear fork in a quiet Japanese hillside road. One branch descends toward a station platform and a waiting commuter train; the other climbs toward a family pottery workshop where an older craftsperson stands beside rows of drying bowls.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

岐き路ろ

kiro

crossroads, turning point

Often used figuratively for a major decision. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは、人生じんせいの大切たいせつな岐路きろに立たっていた。

    He came to an important juncture in his life.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 人生じんせいの岐路きろに立たつ

    be at a crossroads in life

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 私わたしは今いま、大学だいがくへ進学しんがくするか就職しゅうしょくするかという岐路きろに立たたされている。

    I’m now at a crossroads: whether to go to university or get a job.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 岐路

  • 岐branch off; fork in roadOnキ・ギ
  • 路path; routeOnロ・ルKunみち

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