突き当たり（つきあたり、tsukiatari）
- end of street

The Japanese word 突き当たり 突き当たり means "end," "the end of a street/road," "dead end," or "at the end." It refers to the point where a path, road, or corridor comes to an abrupt stop, or reaches its conclusion. It can also describe the point of reaching a goal or conclusion in a figurative sense.

⚫︎ あの角を曲がると、突き当たりです。 Translation: It's at the end after you turn that corner. ⚫︎ この道は突き当たりで、行き止まりです。 Translation: This road is a dead end. ⚫︎ 人生の突き当たりを感じる。 Translation: I feel like I've reached a dead end in life.

This word is used when describing a physical location or a situation that has reached its end. It is commonly used when giving directions or describing the layout of a building or area. It can also be used in a metaphorical sense, when describing reaching a conclusion or an impasse.

突き当たり is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 突き当たり. The kanji 突 means "to thrust" or "to pierce," and 当たり means "to hit" or "to be at." The reading is つきあたり in hiragana. There are no significant variations in the okurigana.

⚫︎ 行き止まり (ikidomari) - dead end, cul-de-sac. ⚫︎ 終点 (shuuten) - terminal point, the end. ⚫︎ 最奥 (saioku) - innermost part. (For example, innermost of a room or tunnel)

⚫︎ 始まり (hajimari) - beginning, start. ⚫︎ 入口 (iriguchi) - entrance. ⚫︎ 出口 (deguchi) - exit.

道突き当たりには、お店があります。 ・Translation: There is a store at the end of the road. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the location of a store at the end of a road.

このトンネルは突き当たりまで進むと、出口です。 ・Translation: If you go to the end of this tunnel, you will find the exit. ・Explanation: This sentence gives directions by saying that the exit is at the end of the tunnel, after reaching a 突き当たり.

The word 突き当たり is a compound word. 突き comes from the verb 突く (tsuku), meaning "to poke," "to stab," or "to pierce." In this context, it implies reaching a stopping point. 当たり comes from the verb 当たる (ataru), meaning "to hit," "to strike," or "to reach." Combining these meanings suggests reaching a point where something is "struck" or "reached," i.e., the end.