道草 (みちくさ)loitering on the way; wayside grass

loitering on the waynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
wayside grassnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 道草

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
草くさgrass; weed
草案そうあんdraft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
草の根くさのねroots of grass; places hidden from sight
草原そうげんgrassy field; grassland
起草きそうdrafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
草分けくさわけpathfinder; trailblazer
雑草ざっそうweed
仕草しぐさgesture; movement

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