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Japanese symbol for “faraway”

Romaji: yuuen
faraway; remoteness

In Japanese, faraway is , read (yuuen).

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-na, n faraway; remoteness

Kanji and stroke order

permanence, distant, long time
on: ユウ
11 strokes · JLPT 1
distant, far
on: エン、オン
kun: とお.い
13 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “faraway”

WordReadingMeaning
はるかかなた harukakanatafaraway; far-off

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうゆう yuuyuuquiet; calm; leisurely
ゆうきゅう yuukyuueternal; everlasting; perpetual
ゆうちょう yuuchouleisurely; slow; deliberate
ゆうゆうじてき yuuyuujitekiliving a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
ゆうぜん yuuzencalm; composed; leisurely
えいえん eieneternity; perpetuity; permanence
えんりょ enryoreserve; constraint; restraint
とおい tooifar; distant; far away

See also: Chinese symbol for “faraway”.

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.