JLPT N1 · Noun

遠回り (toomawari)

遠回り (とおまわり, toomawari) is a Japanese noun meaning “detour; roundabout way”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: とおまわり
Romaji: toomawari
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

detour; roundabout way · noun

Example sentences

もし遠回りでなければポストに入れてください。

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

Tatoeba #193756

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 遠回り

distant, farエン・オン・とお.い · 13 strokes

-times, round, gameカイ・エ・まわ.る・-まわ.る · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 遠回り.

遠いとおいfar遠慮えんりょreserve遠くとおくfar away永遠えいえんeternity遠足えんそくschool trip望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope遠方えんぽうdistant place遠ざかるとおざかるto go away待ち遠しいまちどおしいlonged-for回かいcounter for occurrences回復かいふくrestoration今回こんかいthis time回数かいすうnumber of times回転かいてんrotation

Source: JMdict entry 1177930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.