Translation guide
How to express 'bypass' in Japanese, covering physical detours, medical procedures, and figurative avoidance.
To go around a place or obstacle, especially a road that avoids a town or congested area.
Loanword from English, commonly used for a bypass road or route.
このバイパスを使えば渋滞を避けられます。
If you use this bypass, you can avoid traffic jams.
A detour or bypass road; slightly more formal than バイパス.
工事のため迂回路が設定されています。
A detour has been set up due to construction.
Verb meaning to detour or go around.
事故があったので迂回しました。
There was an accident, so I took a detour.
A surgical procedure to create an alternate route for blood flow or other bodily functions.
Standard term for bypass surgery, e.g., coronary artery bypass.
父は心臓のバイパス手術を受けました。
My father underwent heart bypass surgery.
Colloquial way to say 'create a bypass' in a medical context.
詰まった血管にバイパスを作る手術です。
It's a surgery to create a bypass in the blocked blood vessel.
To circumvent a system, person, or process, often to achieve something more quickly or avoid obstacles.
To avoid or evade something, such as a problem, rule, or responsibility.
彼は面倒な手続きを回避しようとした。
He tried to bypass the troublesome procedures.
Can be used figuratively to mean taking a roundabout way to avoid something.
問題を迂回して解決する方法を探しています。
We are looking for a way to solve the problem by bypassing it.
To slip through or bypass a checkpoint, regulation, or obstacle, often with a nuance of sneaking past.
To skip or bypass a step in a process, often used in casual contexts.
彼は検問をすり抜けて国境を越えた。
He bypassed the checkpoint and crossed the border.
Let's bypass the explanation and get to the main topic.