遠回り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遠	回
とお Grade: 2	まわ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とおま​わり [tòómáꜜwàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːma̠ɰᵝa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

遠(とお)回(まわ)り • (tōmawari) ^{←とほまはり (tofomafari)?}

1. detour
2. roundabout way

Related terms

• 遠回(とおまわ)し (tōmawashi)

Verb

遠(とお)回(まわ)りする • (tōmawari suru) ^{←とほまはり (tofomafari)?}suru (stem 遠(とお)回(まわ)りし (tōmawari shi), past 遠(とお)回(まわ)りした (tōmawari shita))

1. to make a detour
2. to go around