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回り道

まわり道、 廻り道、 廻り路、 回り路

Reading

Kana: まわりみち
Romaji: mawarimichi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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detour; diversion

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 エ、 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
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 まわ.す、 もとお.る、 めぐ.る、 めぐ.らす
Meanings: round, game, revolve, go around, circumference
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance

Example Sentences

(かれ)らはぐるっと(まわ)(みち)をしてやってきた。
➥They came round about.
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(まわ)(みち)でなければこの手紙(てがみ)郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)(もい)って()って(くだ)さい。
➥If it isn't out of your way, please take this letter to the post office.
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(わたし)はまっすぐに(いえ)(かえ)らないで(まわ)(みち)をして郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)()ってきた。
➥Instead of coming directly home, I took the long way and stopped by the post office.
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(わたし)はまわりみちまでしてローマにいった。
➥I went out of my way as far as Rome.
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(わたし)たちは川下(かわしも)にある(はし)(わた)って(まわ)(みち)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(がっこう)()(みち)冠水(かんすい)してしまって、(まわ)(みち)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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