分かれ道 (わかれみち)branch road; forked road; branch

branch road; forked road; branchnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the waysnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 分かれ道

分野ぶんやfield; sphere
自分じぶんmyself; yourself
部分ぶぶんportion; section
処分しょぶんdisposal; throwing away
十分じゅうぶんenough; sufficient
半分はんぶんhalf
残った分のこったぶんamount left over; remaining portion
分析ぶんせきanalysis
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道ほうどうreport (of news); reporting
道みちroad; path
道路どうろroad; highway
都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
柔道じゅうどうjudo

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