Illustration: In a neighborhood park, a man carrying two takeaway drinks follows the long curved path around a pond. His friend waits on a bench directly opposite, close enough to wave across the water.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

遠とお回まわり

toomawari

detour, roundabout way

Example sentences

  1. もし遠回とおまわりでなければポストに入いれてください。

    Please drop it in the mail if it’s not out of your way.

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  2. 彼かれらはその湖みずうみを遠回とおまわりしていった。

    They went around the lake.

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  3. 今日きょうは遠回とおまわりをして帰かえろっと。

    I think I will take a roundabout way to return home.

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Kanji in 遠回

  • 遠distant; farOnエン・オンKunとおい
  • 回-times; roundOnカイ・エKunまわる・まわす・まわし-

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