Word Meaning 言回す

いいまわす iimawasu

言回す is read as いいまわす (iimawasu) and means to express in a roundabout way.

Meaning

English

  1. to express in a roundabout way

Reading

Kana

いいまわす

Romaji

iimawasu

Writing Variants

  • 言い回す いいまわす iimawasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 40335 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い回し

いいまわし

expression

言語論的転回

げんごろんてきてんかい

linguistic turn

前言撤回

ぜんげんてっかい

taking back what one just said

言い表す

いいあらわす

to confess

言い返す

いいかえす

to say over

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce

言い残す

いいのこす

to leave (something) unsaid

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言葉

けとば

language

言論

げんろん

(one's) speech

言過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言い渡し

いいわたし

sentence