noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. detour, circumvention.

noun

Military.
  1. turning movement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
迂回 うかい
迂廻 うかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

roundabout way
 (Kentei Pre-1)
going, from
ウ ク ここに (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク
-times, round, game
カイ まわ.る エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)