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Japanese symbol for “distant”

Romaji: enkaku
distant; remote; isolated

In Japanese, distant is , read (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

  1. adj-no, n distant; remote; isolated

Kanji and stroke order

distant, far
on: エン、オン
kun: とお.い
13 strokes · JLPT 3
isolate, alternate, distance
on: カク
kun: へだ.てる、へだ.たる
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “distant”

WordReadingMeaning
とおい tooifar; distant; far away
はるか harukafar away; far off; far
とお toodistant
うとい utoidistant (from someone); aloof; estranged
ゆうゆう yuuyuudistant; far-off; boundless

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいえん eieneternity; perpetuity; permanence
えんりょ enryoreserve; constraint; restraint
とおい tooifar; distant; far away
ぼうえんきょう bouenkyoutelescope
えんせい ensei(military) expedition; campaign
けいえん keienpretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
かんかく kankakuspace; interval
かくり kakuriisolation; segregation; separation

See also: Chinese symbol for “distant”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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