Meaning of 回り道 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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回り道JLPT 2
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Kana Readingまわりみち
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Romajimawarimichi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- detour; diversion
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Example Sentences
回り道, まわりみち used in context
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They came round about.
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I went out of my way as far as Rome.
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私はまっすぐに家に帰らないで回り道をして郵便局に寄ってきた。
Instead of coming directly home, I took the long way and stopped by the post office.
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私たちは川下にある橋を渡って回り道をしなければならなかった。
We had to make a detour across a bridge down the river from here.
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学校へ行く道が冠水してしまって、回り道をしていかなければならなかった。
The street to school was flooded and we had to go around.
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If it isn't out of your way, please take this letter to the post office.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
On: ドウ, トウ
Kun: みち
12 strokes
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
On: カイ, エ
Kun: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える
6 strokes
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