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N1 Noun
遠回りdetour, roundabout way
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Noun
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detour, roundabout way
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遠回り 【とおまわり】
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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. {detour, roundabout way}
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 traffic on the highway. {detour, roundabout way}
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 seems like a roundabout way, but it is actually the most reliable method. {detour, roundabout way}
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 seems like a detour or a roundabout way can ironically become a shortcut to solve the problem. {detour, roundabout way}
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。
Without realizing it, I was walking and ended up taking a considerable detour on my way to work. {detour, roundabout way}
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