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N1 Noun
遠回りdetour, roundabout way
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A route to a destination that is not the fastest or most direct, and does not take a shortcut.
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detour, roundabout way
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暇だったので遠回りをして家に帰りました。
Since I had some free time, I took a detour on my way home.
高速での渋滞を避けるために遠回りをしました。
I took a detour to avoid the highway traffic.
これは一見遠回りな方法だが、実は一番確実な方法である。
At first glance, this may seem like a roundabout method, but it's actually the most reliable one.
遠回りに見える方法が逆に問題を解決する近道になる事があります。
Sometimes, a method that looks like a roundabout path turns out to be the quickest way to solve a problem.
歩くともなく歩いていたら、会社に行くまでに相当な遠回りをしていました。
I was walking aimlessly and ended up taking quite a detour on my way to work.
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