Kanji

遥

遥

far off, distant, long ago

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はるか

Nanori (Name Reading)

すみ, とお, のぶ, のり, はる, はるか, みち

Example sentences

遥か はるか
遥か彼方に、青い海が見える。

The blue sea can be seen in the far distance.

凌駕 りょうが
彼の成績は、去年の記録を遥かに凌駕している。

His results far surpass last year's record.

遥か彼方 はるかかなた
遥か彼方に、かすかな光が見えた。

A faint light was visible in the far distance.

遥々 はるばる
友達が遥々遠くから訪ねてきた

A friend came all the way from far away to visit.

遥拝 ようはい
彼は自宅から遠くの山々に向かって遥拝した。

He worshiped the distant mountains from his home.

Example Vocabulary

遥か

はるか

far away; distant; remote

遥か昔

はるかむかし

遥か彼方

はるかかなた

far, far away; beyond; the distant horizon

遥か遠く

はるかとおく

遥々

はるばる

from afar, all the way, from a distance

逍遥

しょうよう

遥かかなた

はるかかなた

遥拝

ようはい

worshiping from afar

遥遥

はるばる

遥かに

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