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JLPT N5 · Around town

交差点

こうさてん

intersection

Stroke order of 交差点

3 characters, 25 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

交 · 6 strokes差 · 10 strokes点 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Roads cross (交) and differ (差) at a spot (点), the intersection.

Parts: 交 cross + 差 differ + 点 point

The characters in 交差点

  • 差 さ — difference; gap (10 strokes)
  • 点 てん — point; score (9 strokes)

Example sentence

次の交差点を左に曲がります。

つぎのこうさてんをひだりにまがります。

I turn left at the next intersection.

Words with 交

交番police box交通traffic; transportation交渉negotiation交通費travel expenses交換exchange外交diplomacy交流exchange社交的sociable意見交換exchange of views交際dating; association

Words with 差

差し上げるto give (humble)日差しsunshine格差disparity差別discrimination時差time difference差difference; gap

Words with 点

点point; score問題点issue; problem時点point in time点滴IV drip欠点flaw; weak point要点main point観点viewpoint点数score採点grading得点score; points

More words: Around town

交番police box喫茶店coffee shop八百屋greengrocer肉屋butcher shop花屋flower shop魚屋fish shop百貨店department store角corner橋bridge信号traffic light階段stairs池pond

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