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とおまわりする

遠回りする

tōmawarisuru

less common

English

to take the long way round

नेपाली

घुमाउरो बाटो लिनु

Examples

  1. 道みちを間違まちがえて、遠回とおまわりしました。

    I took a wrong turn and went the long way around.

  2. 混雑こんざつを避さけるため、あえて遠回とおまわりしました。

    To avoid the crowds, I deliberately took the long way around.

  3. 遠回とおまわりしてでも、安全あんぜんな道みちを選えらぶことが大切たいせつです。

    It's important to choose a safe route, even if it means taking the long way around.

How to write it

Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

遠 13 strokes
回 6 strokes

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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