回り道

まわりみち

detour

What does 回り道 mean?

回り道 is a Japanese noun meaning detour in English. It is written as 回り道 in kanji, まわりみち in hiragana, and mawarimichi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

学校へ行く道が冠水してしまって、回り道をしていかなければならなかった。

The street to school was flooded so we had to go around.