noun

  1. fork, junction, diverging point.
  2. turning point (e.g. in one's life), crossroads.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
分岐点 ぶんきてん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
branch off, fork in road, scene
キ たかし また (8th, N1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
branch, support, sustain
シ ささ.える つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
spot, point, mark
テン つ.ける とも.す (2nd, N3)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ