Japanese

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Alternative spelling
遠回し

Etymology

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From (とお) (tō-) + (まわ) (mawashi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (まわ) (mawasu).).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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とおまわし (tōmawashiとほまはし (tofomafasi)?-na (adnominal とおまわし (tōmawashi na na), adverbial とおまわし (tōmawashi ni ni))

  1. indirect; roundabout; veiled

Inflection

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN