Word details

寄り道

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 寄り道.

Dictionary

Entry

寄り道寄道りみちNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #9640
1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip

Examples
ぶらぶら寄り道していこうよ。
Let's just wander and see where it takes us.
2

going the long way round; making a detour

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

11 strokesFrequency 673JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

よ.る-よ.りよ.せる

Nanori

よせよりよろ

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ドウトウ

Kun

みちいう

Nanori

みつおさむ

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