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    3. 寄り道

    寄り道

    寄より​道みち

    dropping in on the way

    KMT10News #47+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab25 strokes

    寄道

    よりみち

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    dropping in on the way, stopping off at, making a side trip
    2.
    going the long way round, making a detour

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    学がっ校こう帰がえりに寄より道みちをした。

    I made a detour on the way home from school.

    KMT8Daily LifeEducation
    旅りょ行こうの計けい画かくに寄より道みちを入いれて、地じ元もとの名めい所しょを訪おとずれたい。

    I want to include a detour in my travel plans to visit local famous spots.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationCulture & Traditions
    寄より道みちせずにまっすぐ家いえに帰かえりなさい。

    Go straight home without making any detours.

    KMT9Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    仕し事ごとの帰かえりにスーパーに寄より道みちして、夕ゆう食しょくの材ざい料りょうを買かった。

    On the way home from work, I stopped by the supermarket and bought ingredients for dinner.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & DiningWork & Career
    人じん生せいには寄より道みちも必ひつ要ようで、それが思おもわぬ発はっ見けんにつながることもある。

    Detours are also necessary in life, and they can sometimes lead to unexpected discoveries.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    寄
    よ.る・-よ.り・よ.せる…(4)
    draw near・stop in・bring near・gather・collect…(2)
    Kanji
    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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