Japanese symbol for “far”
遠い
とおい
Romaji: tooi
far; distant; far away; a long way off
In Japanese, far is 遠い, read とおい (tooi).
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-i far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
- adj-i distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
- adj-i distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
- adj-i far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
- adj-i hard (of hearing)
- adj-i nearsighted
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “far”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遥か | はるか haruka | far away; far off; far |
| ずっと | ずっと zutto | far (away); long (ago, before, after) |
| 長々 | ながなが naganaga | (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length |
| 遠く | とおく tooku | long ago; far back; far (into the future) |
| 数等 | すうとう suutou | by far; by a long way; much |
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 |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “far”.
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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