Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 寄り道(よりみち) in Japanese

寄り道
Kana Reading
よりみち
Romaji
yorimichi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    dropping in on the way; breaking one's journey; making a stopover; going out of one's way
    Example sentence
    ぶらぶら寄り道していこうよ。 Let's just wander and see where it takes us.

Examples of 寄り道, よりみち in a sentence

Kanji in this word

寄 JLPT 3

11 strokes

draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: よ.る, -よ.り, よ.せる

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道 JLPT 5

12 strokes

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

On'Yomi: ドウ, トウ

Kun'Yomi: みち

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