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N4 Kanji 15: 遠

Meaning of kanji 遠:

In Japanese, 遠 means “far”.


How to read kanji 遠:

Kunyomiとお
Onyomiえん

How to write kanji 遠:


Origin of kanji 遠:

You can see some feet and a street, it means if you want to go somewhere far from where you are, you need to walk a long distance.(the long clothes stands for the long road.)
So 遠 means “far”.


Development of kanji 遠:


Vocabulary containing kanji 遠:

WordReadingMeaning
遠いとおいfar
遠くとおくfar away
遠慮するえんりょするto hesitate
永遠えいえんeternity
遠ざかるとおざかるto go away
程遠いほどとおいfar from
遠方えんぽうdistant place
遠ざけるとおざけるto keep away
遠征えんせいexpedition
遠隔えんかくremote
敬遠けいえんavoid
望遠ぼうえんtelephoto
遠回りとおまわりdetour
疎遠そえんestrangement
遠足えんそくexcursion
遠出とおでouting
遠回しとおまわしindirect
縁遠いえんどおいnot related
待ち遠しいまちどおしいcan hardly wait
深遠しんえんprofound
遠心えんしんcentrifugation

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