Japanese symbol for “distant”
遠隔
えんかく
Romaji: enkaku
distant; remote; isolated
In Japanese, distant is 遠隔, read えんかく (enkaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n distant; remote; isolated
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “distant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far; distant; far away |
| 遥か | はるか haruka | far away; far off; far |
| 遠 | とお too | distant |
| 疎い | うとい utoi | distant (from someone); aloof; estranged |
| 悠々 | ゆうゆう yuuyuu | distant; far-off; boundless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永遠 | えいえん eien | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far; distant; far away |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 遠征 | えんせい ensei | (military) expedition; campaign |
| 敬遠 | けいえん keien | pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth |
| 間隔 | かんかく kankaku | space; interval |
| 隔離 | かくり kakuri | isolation; segregation; separation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “distant”.
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