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
 
う回 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)