遠 – distant, far

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The kanji 遠 means distant, far. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン、オン (en, on); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is とお.い (tooi). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エン	en
On’yomi	オン	on
Kun’yomi	とお.い	tooi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 衣・口・込・土.

Words using 遠

遠いとおいfar遠慮えんりょreserve遠くとおくfar away永遠えいえんeternity遠足えんそくschool trip望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope遠方えんぽうdistant place遠ざかるとおざかるto go away待ち遠しいまちどおしいlonged-for遠回りとおまわりdetour

Example sentences

彼の家はここから遠くない。

His house is not far from here.

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君の夢が実現する日も遠くないだろう。

It won't be long before your dream comes true.

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彼は彼女の遠い親戚だ。

He is a distant relation of hers.

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Kanji with the same radical

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