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遠回り (とおまわり): detour, roundabout way — Japanese vocabulary

遠回り is read とおまわり and means "detour, roundabout way". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

遠回り

Reading
とおまわり · toomawari
Translation
detour, roundabout way
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
とおまわりが

Example

もし遠回りでなければポストに入れてください。

もしとおまわりでなければポストにいれてください。

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

Kanji in this word

  • 遠 — Distant, Far
  • 回 — turn, time

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