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言い回す (いいまわす) — to express in a roundabout way | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
言い回す

言い回す

言い回いまわす

to express in a roundabout way

Kanji Vocab Core Concepts17 strokes

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言回す

いいまわす

Verb, Transitive

1.

to express in a roundabout way

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 17

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

い.う・こと…(3)

まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)

-times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences

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