迂回(うかい)

うかい
noun
detour; roundabout way
1. detour; roundabout route
Taking a longer alternative route to avoid an obstacle or reach a destination.
工事中(こうじちゅう)のため迂回(うかい)した。
I took a detour because of construction.
迂回(うかい)路(ろ)は通常(つうじょう)より20分(ぷん)長(なが)くかかる。
The detour takes 20 minutes longer than usual.
事故(じこ)現場(げんば)を迂回(うかい)するよう指示(しじ)された。
We were directed to take a detour around the accident scene.
2. indirect approach; roundabout method
Approaching a problem or goal in an indirect way rather than directly.
迂回(うかい)戦術(せんじゅつ)を使(つか)う。
To use indirect tactics.
問題(もんだい)を迂回(うかい)せずに直接(ちょくせつ)対処(たいしょ)すべきだ。
We should address the problem directly instead of going around it.
規制(きせい)を迂回(うかい)する方法(ほうほう)を探(さが)している。
I'm looking for a way to get around the regulations.

迂回(うかい) can be literal (physical route) or figurative (approach).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 迂回(うかい)する: to make a detour, to go around
  • 迂回(うかい)路(ろ): detour route
  • 迂回(うかい)路線(ろせん): alternative route
  • 迂回(うかい)戦術(せんじゅつ): indirect tactics
  • 迂回(うかい)輸入(ゆにゅう): circumvention import (avoiding tariffs)

FIGURATIVE USAGE:

  • Common in business and military contexts
  • Can imply avoiding confrontation or regulations
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Added 2026.1.31 8:04
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