とおまわし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
遠回し

Etymology

From (とお) (tō-) + (まわ) (mawashi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (まわ) (mawasu).).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おまわし [tòómáꜜwàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) おまわし [tòómáwáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːma̠β̞a̠ɕi]

Adjective

とおまわし • (tōmawashiとほまはし (tofomafasi)?-na (adnominal とおまわし (tōmawashi na), adverbial とおまわし (tōmawashi ni))

  1. indirect; roundabout; veiled

Inflection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN