“To digress” in Japanese
Short answer
To digress in Japanese is “脇へそれる” (wakihesoreru). Full meaning: to digress, to stray from the subject; to miss the target, to fly wide of the mark.
Other ways to say “To digress” in Japanese
逸れる
soreru to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
反れる
soreru to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
それる
soreru to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
はぐれる
hagureru to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
それん
soren to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
はぐれん
haguren to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
はぐれよ
hagureyo to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
はぐれれ
hagurere to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
はぐれろ
hagurero to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
はぐれりゃ
hagurerya to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
はぐれよふ
hagureyoo to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
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