交こう差さ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

crossing; intersection

Refers to lines, roads, or paths crossing each other, or the point where they intersect. Used both as a noun and as a suru-verb.

この交こう差さ点てんで二ふたつの大おおきな道どう路ろが交こう差さしている。
Two major roads intersect at this crossing.

線せん路ろと道どう路ろが交こう差さする場ば所しょには踏ふみ切きりがある。

There is a railroad crossing where the tracks and the road intersect.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

crossing over (genetics)

biology

Biology term for the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

減げん数すう分ぶん裂れつの過か程ていで染せん色しょく体たいの交こう差さが起おこる。
Chromosomal crossing over occurs during meiosis.

Written forms

交こう差さUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling for crossing and intersection.
交こう叉さUsage8%
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 交差 but still used, especially in technical contexts like genetics.

Kanji

交mingle, mixing, association
差distinction, difference, variation
叉fork in road, crotch

Similar words

交こう差さ点てん
交差点 specifically means an intersection or crossing point, while 交差 refers to the act or state of crossing.
交まじわる
交わる is a more general verb for intersecting, mingling, or associating; 交差 is more specific to physical crossing of lines or paths.

Etymology

Compound of 交 (interchange, mix) and 差 (difference, crossing). The spelling 交叉 uses 叉 (fork, crotch) which also conveys crossing. The word itself is a Sino-Japanese term.