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distant
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingエン、オン
Kun readingとお.い
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. distantRtK
  2. far
    恨みには程遠い演技であったという。His performance was said to be far different from one with a grudge.wiki
    とにかく遠くまで矢を飛ばす。Players should shoot an arrow as far as they can.wiki
  1. far away
  2. distant place
  3. a (great) distance
  4. a long way off
  5. afar

Popular Usage

遠い遠慮遠く永遠遠足遠方

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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earthenware jar · lidded crock · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mouth (口) · scarf (冂) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 429

Compound words

遠いとおい
far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
遠くとおく
far away; distant place; a (great) distance; a long way off; afar
遠慮えんりょ
reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence
永遠えいえん
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
遠足えんそく
school trip; field trip; excursion; outing; long walk
遠方えんぽう
distant place; faraway location; far away
遠泳えんえい
long-distance swimming
遠隔えんかく
distant; remote; isolated
遠征えんせい
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
遠浅とおあさ
shoal; wide shallow beach
敬遠けいえん
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
疎遠そえん
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
遠山えんざん
distant mountain
遠距離えんきょり
long distance; tele-
遠近法えんきんほう
perspective
遠心力えんしんりょく
centrifugal force
望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう
telescope
遠ざかるとおざかる
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away; to be estranged
待ち遠しいまちどおしい
longed-for; anxiously awaited
ご遠慮くださいごえんりょください
please refrain (from)
以遠いえん
beyond
迂遠うえん
roundabout
遠火とおび
distant fire
遠海えんかい
deep sea

On Reading Examples

その画家は、いわば永遠の少年だ。えいえん
The artist is eternally a boy.tatoeba
年齢を重ねるにつれ、だんだん遠視になってきている。えんし
I'm getting farsighted as I get older.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に疲れていたのでそれ以上遠くにいけなかった。
He was too tired to go any farther.tatoeba
彼は彼女の到着が待ち遠しい。
He is impatient for her arrival.tatoeba
彼は彼女に永遠の別れを告げた。
He bade her adieu forever.tatoeba
彼は彼女の遠い親戚だ。
He is a distant relation of hers.tatoeba
しかし、遠いほど採れる煤の量は少ない。
But, the farther the position becomes, the less amount of soot is obtained.wiki
実子ではない与兵衛には遠慮がある。
Since Yohei is not his own child he treats him with deference.wiki
松平氏へは遠慮させ、伊奈氏には禁止させている。
The Tokugawa clan had the Matsudaira clan refrain from using the aoi-mon and prohibited the Ina clan from using it.wiki
遠く鐘の音も聞こえる。
The sound of bells from afar can be heard.wiki
修学旅行、遠足、キャンプ
School trip, fieldtrip, and campingwiki
遠方を見望できる
Look onto the distancewiki
縁結びの神として遠方からの参拝客も多い。
Many people from far away visit the shrine believing it as a god of marriage (matchmaking).wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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