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遠

遠 — distant, far

On
エン, オン
Kun
とおい
Strokes
13
JLPT
N3
School grade
2

Common words with 遠

  • 永遠えいえんeternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortalityCommon

    その画家は、いわば永遠の少年だ。
    The artist is eternally a boy.

  • 遠征えんせい(military) expedition; campaignCommon

    彼はエベレスト登頂の遠征隊の一員であった。
    He was a member of the expedition which climbed Mount Everest.

  • 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescopeCommon

    彼は望遠鏡に目を当てた。
    He put his eye to a telescope.

  • 遠隔えんかくdistant; remote; isolatedCommon
  • 遠慮えんりょreserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back;…Common
  • 敬遠けいえんpretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's…Common
  • 遠山えんざんdistant mountainCommon
  • 遠いとおいfar; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distanceCommon
  • 遠くとおくfar away; distant place; a (great) distance; a long way off; afarCommon
  • 遠ざかるとおざかるto go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die awayCommon
  • 遠泳えんえいlong-distance swimmingCommon
  • 遠距離えんきょりlong distance; long rangeCommon
  • 遠近法えんきんほうperspectiveCommon
  • 遠心力えんしんりょくcentrifugal forceCommon
  • 遠浅とおあさshoal; wide shallow beachCommon
  • 遠足えんそくschool trip; field trip; excursion; outingCommon
  • 遠方えんぽうdistant place; faraway location; far awayCommon
  • 疎遠そえんestrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contactCommon
  • 待ち遠しいまちどおしいlonged-for; anxiously awaitedCommon
  • ご遠慮くださいごえんりょくださいplease refrain (from)Common

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 98 words that use 遠.

  • 遠山 えんざん distant mountain
  • 遠い とおい far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
  • 遠く とおく far away; distant place; a (great) distance; a long way off; afar
  • 遠足 えんそく school trip; field trip; excursion; outing
  • 遠方 えんぽう distant place; faraway location; far away

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