Word Meaning 寄り道

よりみち yorimichi

寄り道 is read as よりみち (yorimichi) and means going the long way round.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

よりみち

Romaji

yorimichi

Writing Variants

寄道よりみち yorimichi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7702 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寄付

きふ

contribution

寄せる

よせる

to add (numbers)

寄席

よせ

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.)

寄生

きせい

parasitism

寄せ集め

よせあつめ

mishmash

寄る

よる

to decide on a price and come to a deal

寄り集まる

よりあつまる

to gather together

寄せ

よせ

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess)

寄港

きこう

stopping at a port

寄金

ききん

contribution

寄与

きよ

contribution

寄り付き

よりつき

opening session

Example Sentences

ぶらぶら寄り道していこうよ。

Let's just wander and see where it takes us.

寄り道せずに家に帰るつもりだったのに、つい本屋へと足が向いてしまう。

I intended to go straight back home, but I sort of wandered inside a bookstore.