Japanese symbol for “detour”
回り道
まわりみち
Romaji: mawarimichi
detour; circuitous route; diversion
In Japanese, detour is 回り道, read まわりみち (mawarimichi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs detour; circuitous route; diversion
Written forms: 回り道、まわり道、廻り道、回り路. Readings: まわりみち.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “detour”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遠回り | とおまわり toomawari | detour; roundabout way |
| 迂回 | うかい ukai | detour; circumvention |
| 迂路 | うろ uro | detour; diversion |
| 迂回路 | うかいろ ukairo | detour; diversion; alternative route |
| 高捲き | たかまき takamaki | detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 回答 | かいとう kaitou | reply; answer |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
See also: Chinese symbol for “detour”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.