遠 — kanji meaning “distant”
遠
distant, far
- Meanings
- distant, far
- On'yomi
- エン (en)、オン (on)
- Kun'yomi
- とお.い
- Name readings
- お、おに、ど、どお
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #887 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- yuǎn, yuàn — Chinese character page
Words with 遠
| 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 |
| 遠距離 | えんきょり enkyori | long distance; long range |
| 遠隔 | えんかく enkaku | distant; remote; isolated |
| 遠足 | えんそく ensoku | school trip; field trip; excursion |
| 遠方 | えんぽう enpou | distant place; faraway location; far away |
| 疎遠 | そえん soen | estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact |
| 遠く | とおく tooku | far away; distant place; a (great) distance |
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