回り道 (まわりみち): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

回り道 (まわりみち) means detour / roundabout route.

See example sentences below.

回り道 at a glance

回り道

まわりみちmawarimichi

N2noun

detour / roundabout route

回り道まわりみちmawarimichiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

detour / roundabout route

Example 1

道が工事中で回り道をしました。

Translation

I took a detour because the road was under construction.

Example 2

回り道をしたけど、景色がきれいでした。

Translation

I took a detour, but the scenery was beautiful.