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A1 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

()(まわ)to express in a roundabout way

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to express in a roundabout way

    All Forms

    言い回す 【いいまわす】言回す 【いいまわす】

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    • ()(まわ)表現(ひょうげん)はわかりにくいです。

      Expressions expressed in a roundabout way are hard to understand.

      • N1
    • ダイレクトではなく、()(まわ)(つた)える。

      To not say it directly, but express it in a roundabout way.

      • N1
    • よく()(まわ)(つた)える彼女(かのじょ)(はなし)()かりにくい。

      Her stories, which are often told in a roundabout way, are hard to understand.

      • N1
    • 後輩(こうはい):「()(まわ)れてもよく意味(いみ)()からないのですが…。」

      Junior: 'Even if it's expressed in a roundabout way, I don't understand the meaning very well...'

      • N1
    • (かれ)喧嘩(けんか)(きら)いだから、直接的(ちょくせつてき)には()わずに()(まわ)すはずである。

      Because he dislikes arguments, he is bound to express things in a roundabout way instead of saying them directly.

      • N1
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