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Kanji for Crossroads
The kanji for “crossroads” is 岐, read ki and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
岐
crossroads
A fork in the road; choosing your path.
7 strokes On reading キ、ギ (ki, gi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki, gi
In Japan it appears in about 129 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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