JLPT N1 · Noun

遠方 (enpou)

遠方 (えんぽう, enpou) is a Japanese noun meaning “distant place; faraway location”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: えんぽう
Romaji: enpou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

distant place; faraway location; far away · noun

Example sentences

遠方に城が見えた。

We saw a castle in the distance.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 遠方

遠

distant, farエン・オン・とお.い · 13 strokes

方

direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 遠方.

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方かたdirection夕方ゆうがたearly evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)仕方しかたway両方りょうほうboth方ほうdirection

Source: JMdict entry 1178340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.