crossing, crossroad, street corners, (kokuji)

6 strokesFrequency 1,614Grade 9

Kun

つじ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

crossing

Constituents

?cross
road
needle
ten

Mnemonic Stories

Visually we can see the cross on the road-way leading to crossing.

Dictionary

Common Words

NounFreq #15463
1

crossroads; crossing; intersection; street corner

2

street

旋風つむじ風んぷう (旋風)むじかぜ (旋風/つむじ風)じかぜ (旋風/辻風)辻風NounFreq #18228
1

whirlwind

2

せんぷう only

sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

Examples
彼女はきっと東京のファッション界に旋風を巻き起こすことでしょう。
I'm sure she'll cause a stir in the Tokyo fashion world.
つじつまが合う辻褄が合うつじつまがあうExpressionGodan verbFreq #24762
1

to be consistent; to be coherent

じつま辻褄NounUsually kanaFreq #26703
1

coherence; consistency

Examples
統計の数字を理論とつじつまの合うように変える。
I accommodate statistics to theory.
辻斬り辻斬じぎりNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #45044
1

Historical term

attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby

辻馬車じばしゃNounFreq #46075
1

(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre

つじつまを合わせる辻褄を合わせるつじつまをあわせるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #62110
1

to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation

辻辻辻々つじNounFreq #65566
1

every street corner; every crossing

四辻四つ辻つつじよつじ (四辻)NounFreq #73871
1

crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour

辻堂じどうNounFreq #76689
1

wayside shrine

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