寄り道

よりみち

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round

Common word Also written 寄道

Meanings

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip
going the long way round; making a detour

Example sentences

ぶらぶら寄より道みちしていこうよ。

Let's just wander and see where it takes us.
寄より道みちせずに家いえに帰かえるつもりだったのに、つい本屋ほんやへと足あしが向むいてしまう。

I intended to go straight back home, but I sort of wandered inside a bookstore.