遠 (distant, far) - Kanji Codex

遠

distant, far

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エンオン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

とお.い

Nanori (名乗り)

おおにどどお

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:13

JLPT:3

Frequency:887

Vocabulary

エン

Word	Reading	Meaning
永遠	エイエン	eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
遠隔	エンカク	distant; remote; isolated
遠距離	エンキョリ	long distance; tele-
遠征	エンセイ	(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
遠足	エンソク	school trip; field trip; excursion; outing; long walk; excursion (on foot)

オン

Word	Reading	Meaning
久遠	クオン	eternity
遠流	オンル	banishment (to a location far from the capital); the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
遠忌	オンキ	anniversary of a death twelve or more years earlier
遠離	オンリ	separation by a great distance; detachment
遠諱	オンキ	semicentennial memorial service

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
遠い	とおい	far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance; distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off; hard (of hearing); nearsighted
遠く	とおく	far away; distant place; a (great) distance; a long way off; afar; long ago; far back; far (into the future); by far
遠ざかる	とおざかる	to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away; to be estranged
遠方	えんぽう	distant place; faraway location; far away
待ち遠しい	まちどおしい	longed-for; anxiously awaited

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