Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

()(みち)dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      dropping in on the way, stopping off at, making a side trip

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      going the long way round, making a detour

    All Forms

    寄り道 【よりみち】寄道 【よりみち】

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      居酒屋(いざかや)()(みち)をしてから(いえ)(かえ)る。

      I'll stop by the tavern on the way before I go back home. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

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      ()(みち)して(おそ)(かえ)ったので(ちち)(しか)られました。

      I was scolded by my father because I got home late due to making a stopover. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

      • N1

      人生(じんせい)()(みち)をしてこそ(あじ)わい(ぶか)いものになるでしょう。

      Life becomes more meaningful when you make a stopover or go out of your way. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

      • N1

      (はは)息子(むすこ)に:「今日(きょう)(なら)(ごと)があるから、()(みち)しないで(かえ)ってきてね!」

      Mother said to her son: "You have lessons today, so don't go out of your way and come straight home!" {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

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      ()(みち)をしちゃダメだと()ったそばから、息子(むすこ)駄菓子(だがし)()(はい)ろうとしました。

      No sooner had I told him not to make a stopover, than my son tried to drop in on the candy store. {dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way}

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