回りくどい

• 読み: まわりくどい
• ローマ字: mawarikudoi
• 漢字の分解: 回 (kai/mawa) — turn, go around, revolve
• 発音: /ma.wa.ɾi.kɯ.do.i/

意味

Circuitous; roundabout; indirect; long-winded. Describes speech or methods that take unnecessarily long.

An i-adjective describing communication or actions that are unnecessarily indirect. Often used to criticise someone's way of speaking: 回りくどい言い方 (roundabout way of saying something). Can also describe methods or processes: 回りくどいやり方 (roundabout approach). Carries a mildly negative tone suggesting that directness would be preferred.

例文

1. 回りくどい言い方をせずに、はっきり言ってほしい。
2. 彼の説明は回りくどくて要点が分からなかった。
3. もっと簡単な方法があるのに、回りくどいやり方を選んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, business, criticism

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From 回り (mawari, going around) + くどい (kudoi, persistent/tedious). Literally 'going around tediously' — taking an unnecessarily long path to reach the point.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal