English–Japanese
“intersect” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajimajiwaru
Example
二本の道が交わります。ni pon no michi ga maji wa ri ma su
Two roads intersect.
How to say “intersect” in Japanese
“Intersect” in Japanese is 交わる (majiwaru).
Expresses the meeting of separate paths, lines, or groups at a common point or through mutual contact.
Example sentences with 交わる
この二本の線は、中央ではなく端の近くで交わります。ko no ni pon no sen wa chū ō de wa na ku hashi no chika ku de maji wa ri ma su
These two lines intersect near the end rather than in the middle.
Tips for using 交わる
- Descriptions of road maps and railway networks use 交わる (majiwaru) to present routes as sharing a point, making the word useful in diagram-related language.