Indirectness; not direct — acting or expressing something through intermediaries or in a roundabout way.
上司に直接言わずに、同僚を通して間接に伝えた。
Instead of telling my boss directly, I conveyed it indirectly through a colleague.
間接的な表現が好まれる場面もある。
There are situations where indirect expressions are preferred.
税金の増税は消費に間接的な影響を与える可能性がある。
A tax increase may have an indirect effect on consumption.