Word Meaning 紆余曲折

うよきょくせつ uyokyokusetsu

紆余曲折 is read as うよきょくせつ (uyokyokusetsu) and means turns and twists.

Meaning

English

  1. turns and twists
  2. ups and downs
  3. meandering
  4. complications
  5. vicissitudes

Reading

Kana

うよきょくせつ

Romaji

uyokyokusetsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Yojijukugo Rank 153543 Priority Y

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

うよ

meandering

曲折

きょくせつ

bending

波乱曲折

はらんきょくせつ

very involved and troublesome situation

折曲厳禁

おりまげげんきん

do not fold

時折

ときおり

sometimes

骨折

こっせつ

bone fracture

おり

counter for folded items

屈折

くっせつ

inflection

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.