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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

遠とお回まわし

toomawashi

indirect, roundabout

Example sentences

  1. 遠とおまわしに物ものを言いうな。

    Don’t beat around the bush.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 遠回とおまわしに言いわないでください。

    Don’t beat about the bush.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 遠回とおまわしに言いうのは止やめて要点ようてんを言いってくれ。

    Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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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