JLPT · Level 105
46 words
Japanese word
交わる
Pronunciation
Romajimajiwaru
Meaning
- verbintersect
Example
二本の道が交わります。ni pon no michi ga maji wa ri ma su
Two roads intersect.
More examples
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.
Core concept
Expresses the meeting of separate paths, lines, or groups at a common point or through mutual contact.
Common phrases
二つの境界線が交わる地点futa tsu no kyō kai sen ga maji wa ru chi ten
point where two boundary lines intersect
線と曲線が交わる点sen to kyoku sen ga maji wa ru ten
point where a line and a curve intersect
Similar words
交差するkōsasuru: To pass across another road, line, or path and form a crossing point.
Definition in Japanese
別々に進む道や線などが同じ場所で接する。betsu betsu ni susu mu michi ya sen na do ga ona ji ba sho de ses su ru
Word origin
The Japanese verb 交わる (majiwaru) belongs to the native vocabulary and is historically recorded as まじはる (majiharu), while the exact relation between the forms remains uncertain.
Usage tips
- 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.