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遠
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とお

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far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance — 遠い
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遠
い
とお

tooi

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 21
Appears in chapter 21 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 21
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance

    EXAMPLE
    ここから遠(とお)いの？
    Is it far from here?

  2. distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)達(たち)は、遠(とお)い過去(かこ)について座(すわ)って話(はなし)をしてた。
    We sat talking about the remote past.

  3. distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)

    EXAMPLE
    遠(とお)い親戚(しんせき)
    Distant relative

  4. far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off

  5. hard (of hearing)

    EXAMPLE
    耳(みみ)が遠(とお)くなってしまった
    I've become hard of hearing

  6. nearsighted

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