迂遠

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
えん
Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

From the difficulty to reach a destination due to the winding roads on the way.

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) えん [ùéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

()(えん) • (uenうゑん (uwen)?-na (adnominal ()(えん) (uen na), adverbial ()(えん) (uen ni))

  1. roundabout, circuitous, indirect
    ()(えん)(ほう)(ほう)uen na hōhōroundabout method
  2. unfamiliar or out of touch with the trends of the world

Inflection