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遠々しい (とおどおしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遠とお々どおしい

Meanings

1

i-adjective

distant; reserved; standoffish

Describes a person's attitude or behavior as cold, aloof, or keeping others at a distance. Often used when someone is not being open or friendly.

彼かれは初しょ対たい面めんの人ひとにはいつも遠々とおどおしい態たい度どをとる。
He always acts distant toward people he meets for the first time.

最さい

近きん

、

彼かの

女じょ

が

なん

だ

か

遠々とおどお

しく

感かん

じる

。

Lately, she seems somewhat reserved.

Written forms

遠とお々どおしい
Standard kanji spelling using the repetition mark 々.
遠とお遠どおしい
Full kanji repetition spelling; less common than 遠々しい.

Kanji

遠distant, far

Similar words

よそよそしい
よそよそしい also means distant or unfriendly, but often implies a more obvious coldness or awkwardness, while 遠々しい can suggest a deliberate keeping of distance.
冷つめたい
冷たい is a broader word for cold (temperature or personality). 遠々しい specifically focuses on interpersonal distance rather than general coldness.

Etymology

From the stem 遠 (とお, 'far') reduplicated with the adjective suffix しい, literally 'far-far-ish'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the reduplication intensifies the sense of distance.