Kanji Detail for 辻 - "crossroads, intersection"

辻

Jinmeiyō Kanji
Kokuji

Meaning

辻 means "crossroads, intersection."
1. Crossroads - An intersection of roads.
2. Street corner - Where paths meet.
Words using 辻
- 辻褄つじつま coherence; consistency
Tattoo check: 辻
- Verified meaning: crossroads, intersection
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read しづ, つじ, つじたか, つぢ)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 辻

Surnames 辻(しづ) 辻(つじ) 辻(つじたか) 辻(つぢ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

crossing; crossroad; street corners; (kokuji)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

crossroads; street

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(Japanese kokuji) street corner; intersection; used in Japanese personal and place names; pr. tsuji
Onyomi

none
Kunyomi

tsuji(つじ)
Strokes

6 strokes
Radical

辵辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)
Related Keywords

crossroads street corner intersection roadside junction crosswalk paths

辻さんがドラマのなかで歌っていたフォークの歌は、何ていうのですか？
What is that song called that Mr. Tsuji was singing in the TV show?
「あいつらを信じるのか？」「いいや。あいつらの話、辻褄もあってないんだぜ」
"Do you believe them?" "No, they can't even keep their story straight."
或る月曜日の午後、一台の辻馬車が、私の泊つてゐるホテルの前に駐まりました。
On a certain Monday afternoon, a single horse carriage stopped in front of the hotel where I was staying.
或る月曜日の午後、一台の辻馬車が、私の泊っているホテルの前に駐まりました。
On a certain Monday afternoon, a single horse carriage stopped in front of the hotel where I was staying.
小沢は外地から復員して、今夜やっと故郷の大阪へ帰って来たばかしだが、終戦後の都会や近郊の辻強盗の噂は、汽車の中できいて知っていた。
Ozawa had been demobilized from overseas and had just arrived this night into his hometown, Osaka, but he had heard rumors on the train about bandits roaming in the postwar cities and suburbs.