遥
far off, distant, long ago
Readings
On'yomi
- ヨウ
Kun'yomi
- はる.か
Meaning
遥 centers on great separation in space or time: something far off, distant, or long ago.
Most common words using 遥
- 遥かはるかN2
far away; far off; far; distant; in the distance
- 遥々はるばる
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
- 逍遥しょうよう
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
- 加味逍遥散かみしょうようさん
kamishōyōsan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed for gynecological and blood circulation disorders
- 逍遥学派しょうようがくは
Peripatetic school
- 遥かにはるかに
by far; far and away; much; far
- 遥か彼方はるかかなた
faraway; far-off
- 遥か昔はるかむかし
long ago
- 遥か遠くはるかとおく
far away in the distance; in the far distance
- 遥任ようにん
absentee appointment to a distant administrative post (Nara and Heian periods)
- 遥拝ようはい
worshipping from afar
- 遥遠ようえん
far away; very far off; remote
Study
Etymology
遥 combines the movement radical 辶 with 䍃, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the idea of distance or remoteness through the sense of movement.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 suggests traveling far away, and the inner component 䍃 looks like a distant place on the horizon. Together they mean far off or distant.
Reading mnemonic
For ヨウ, imagine a yo-yo thrown far away into the distance: yo -> ヨウ, and the yo-yo travels to a remote place.