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    3. 紆余曲折

    紆余曲折

    紆う余よ曲きょく折せつ

    turns and twists

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    うよきょくせつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    turns and twists, ups and downs, meandering, complications, vicissitudes
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    紆
    まが.る・めぐ.る…(1)
    crouch
    余
    あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)
    too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder
    曲
    ま.がる・ま.げる・くま…(2)
    bend・music・melody・composition・pleasure…(6)
    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
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