Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 紆余曲折(うよきょくせつ) in Japanese

紆余曲折
Kana Reading
うよきょくせつ
Romaji
uyokyokusetsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

7 strokes

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

On'Yomi: セツ

Kun'Yomi: お.る, おり, お.り, -お.り, お.れる

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JLPT 3

6 strokes

bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

On'Yomi: キョク

Kun'Yomi: ま.がる, ま.げる, くま

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JLPT 3

7 strokes

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

On'Yomi: ヨ

Kun'Yomi: あま.る, あま.り, あま.す, あんま.り

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9 strokes

crouch

On'Yomi: ウ

Kun'Yomi: まが.る, めぐ.る

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