Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 遠まわし(とおまわし) in Japanese

遠まわし, 遠回し
Kana Reading
とおまわし
Romaji
tōmawashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    indirect (roundabout) expression
    Example sentence
    遠回しに言って名声傷つけるさけた He managed to avoid damaging my reputation by dropping a hint.

Examples of 遠まわし, 遠回し, とおまわし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

13 strokes

distant, far

On'Yomi: エン, オン

Kun'Yomi: とお.い

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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