Japanese symbol for “remote”
遠隔
えんかく
Romaji: enkaku
distant; remote; isolated
In Japanese, remote 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 “remote”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リモート | リモート rimooto | remote (work, device, etc.) |
| ロケ | ロケ roke | location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location) |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | distant (past); remote (in time); remote |
| 片 | かた kata | off-centre; remote |
| 遠隔性 | えんかくせい enkakusei | remote |
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 “remote”.
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