寄り道 (よりみち)dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side tripnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
going the long way round; making a detournoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 寄り道

寄付きふcontribution; donation
年寄りとしよりold person; elderly person
寄せるよせるto come near; to let someone approach
寄せよせlast moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame
歩み寄りあゆみよりcompromise; concession
寄港きこうstopping at a port
寄席よせentertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
最寄りもよりnearest; closest
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道ほうどうreport (of news); reporting
道みちroad; path
道路どうろroad; highway
都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
柔道じゅうどうjudo

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