Word Meaning 紆余

うよ uyo

紆余 is read as うよ (uyo) and means meandering.

Meaning

English

  1. meandering
  2. winding

Reading

Kana

うよ

Romaji

uyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

紆余曲折を経て

うよきょくせつをへて

after many twists and turns

紆余曲折

うよきょくせつ

turns and twists

年余

ねんよ

more than a year

残余

ざんよ

remainder

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity

行余

こうよ

time or energy to spare

爾余

じよ

the others

時余

じよ

more than an hour

読書三余

どくしょさんよ

winter, night, and rainy weather

刑余

けいよ

eunuch

有余

ゆうよ

a little more than

詩余

しよ

ci (form of Chinese poetry)

Example Sentences

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けいかくはうよきょくせつをへて、ようやくかたちになった。

The plan finally took shape after many twists and turns.

ふたりはうよきょくせつのすえにけっこんした。

They got married after a long and complicated path.

かれのじんせいはうよきょくせつにみちている。

His life is full of twists and turns.

このしょうせつはうよきょくせつがおおくておもしろい。

This novel is interesting because it has many twists and turns.

こうしょうはうよきょくせつをかさねたが、さいごはまとまった。

The negotiations went through many twists, but an agreement was reached in the end.

うよきょくせつはあったものの、みせはぶじにかいてんした。

Although there were many complications, the shop opened successfully in the end.

かのじょはうよきょくせつをへていしゃになった。

She became a doctor after a winding journey.

あたらしいせいどがはじまるまでには、かなりのうよきょくせつがあった。

There were quite a few twists and turns before the new system began.

このあんもうよきょくせつをさけてはとおれないだろう。

This proposal probably will not avoid a complicated course either.