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紆余曲折 (うよきょくせつ) — turns and twists | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
紆余曲折

紆余曲折

紆う余よ曲きょく折せつ

turns and twists

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology29 strokes

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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

まが.る・めぐ.る…(1)

あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)

too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder

ま.がる・ま.げる・くま…(2)

bend・music・melody・composition・pleasure…(6)

お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)

fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)

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