far, distant
On'yomi (音読み)
- エン
- オン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とお.い
- とお.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「遠」 means "far" or "distant." It is primarily used as an adjective with the reading "とおい" (tooi), as in the word "遠い," which means "far away." You will also encounter it in nouns like "遠足" (ensoku), meaning "excursion," and verbs like "遠慮" (enryo), which means "restraint" but often implies a sense of being polite or not imposing. Another common usage is "遠く" (tooku), meaning "far away" or "distant place." A helpful note is that while it conveys physical distance, it can also refer to emotional or metaphorical distance in conversation.
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Example sentences
家は遠いです。
The house is far.
Meanings across languages
- English
- far, distant
- Tiếng Việt
- xa, xa xôi
- 日本語
- 遠い, 遠く
- 한국어
- 멀리, 먼
- 中文
- 远, 遥远
- id
- jauh, terpencil
- th
- ไกล, ห่างไกล
- es
- lejos, distante
- fr
- loin, distant
- de
- weit, entfernt
- pt
- longe, distante
Common compounds
- 遠足excursion, field trip
- 遠いfar, distant
- 遠慮restraint, reserve
- 遠くfar away
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