辻 (shí) - A Japanese kokuji (国字, 'national character') meaning 'crossroads', & also used as a Japanese surname.

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shí ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 辶

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辻 · shí

A Japanese kokuji (国字, 'national character') meaning 'crossroads', 'street corner', or 'intersection';

also used as a Japanese surname.

A Japanese kokuji (国字, 'national character') meaning 'crossroads',also used as a Japanese surname.

Usage highlights

CrossroadsStreet cornerIntersectionSurname TsujiTsuji

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This is a common Japanese surname (辻).
  • The car stopped at the crossroads (辻).
  • We met at the street corner (辻).

Collocations

  • Crossroads(辻)
  • Street corner(辻)
  • Intersection(辻)
  • Surname Tsuji(辻)
  • Tsuji(辻, Japanese surname)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms in Chinese; character is primarily Japanese.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 辻 is a Japanese-origin character (kokuji) not found in classical Chinese texts.
  • It is commonly used in Japanese surnames, most notably Tsuji.
  • The character combines 辶 (movement/path) and 十 (ten/cross), pictographically representing a crossroads.

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