Kanji

遠

遠

distant, far

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エン, オン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とおい

Nanori (Name Reading)

とお, とおし

Common Readings

エン, オン, とお…い

Example sentences

遠い とおい
私 の 家 から 駅 まで は 少し 遠い 。

It is a bit far from my house to the station.

実際 じっさい
実際 に 行ってみる と 、 思っていた より 遠かった 。

When I actually went there, it was further than I thought.

遠慮 えんりょ
遠慮 なく 召し上がって ください 。

Please help yourself without hesitation.

どんどん どんどん
遠慮 しないで 、 どんどん 食べて ください 。

Don't be shy, please eat as much as you like.

遠く とおく
遠く に 見える 山 に は 、 まだ 雪 が 残っている 。

There is still snow left on the mountains visible in the distance.

はっきり はっきり
眼鏡 を かける と 、 遠く の 景色 が はっきり 見える 。

When I put on glasses, the distant scenery looks clear.

永遠 えいえん
二人 の 愛 は 永遠 に 続く と 信じていた 。

I believed their love would last forever.

愛し合う あいしあう
彼ら は 永遠 に 愛し合う こと を 誓った 。

They swore to love each other forever.

遠ざかる とおざかる
船 は ゆっくり と 岸 から 遠ざかって いった 。

The ship slowly moved away from the shore.

見続ける みつづける
彼女 は 遠ざかる 船 を いつまでも 見続けていた 。

She kept watching the receding ship forever.

Example Vocabulary

遠い

とおい

far; distant

遠慮

えんりょ

restraint; hesitation; declining

遠く

とおく

far away; distant; in the distance

永遠

えいえん

eternity; forever

遠ざかる

とおざかる

to go away; to move away; to become distant

遠ざける

とおざける

to keep at a distance; to keep away; to alienate; to ostracize

遠目

とおめ

looking from a distance; appearance from afar; far-sightedness

遠距離

えんきょり

long distance

遠巻き

とおまき

surrounding from a distance; keeping a distance while watching

遠慮がち

えんりょがち

hesitant; reserved; diffident

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