紆余曲折

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Grade: 5
きょく
Grade: 3
せつ
Grade: 4
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
紆餘曲折 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 紆余(うよ) (uyo, meandering) + 曲折(きょくせつ) (kyokusetsu, twists and turns)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) よきょくせつ [úꜜyòkyòkùsètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝjo̞kʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝse̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun[edit]

()()(きょく)(せつ) (uyokyokusetsu

  1. twists and turns; meandering complications; vicissitudes of life

Verb[edit]

()()(きょく)(せつ)する (uyokyokusetsu suruintransitive suru (stem ()()(きょく)(せつ) (uyokyokusetsu shi), past ()()(きょく)(せつ)した (uyokyokusetsu shita))

  1. to make twists and turns; to undergo complications

Conjugation[edit]