Kanji compounds#12,277 most used

遠回し

とおまわし3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

indirect; roundabout

ITS KANJI

遠回とおまわしに言いうのは止やめて要点ようてんを言いってくれ。

Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.

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遠回とおまわしに言いうかわりに、ジョーンズはズバリ要点ようてんに迫せまった。

Instead of beating around the bush, Jones got straight to the point.

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

adjectival noun · noun

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The dictionary gives 遠回し this one meaning.

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Frequency#12,277 most used

Written遠回し、遠まわし

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium