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遠からず (とおからず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遠とおからず

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Meanings

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adverb

soon; before long; in the near future

A slightly formal or literary adverb indicating that something will happen in the not-too-distant future. Often used in written language or polite speech.

遠とおからず雨あめが降ふり出だすだろう。
It will probably start raining before long.
遠とおからずお返へん事じいたします。
I will reply to you in the near future.

Kanji

遠distant, far

Similar words

まもなく
まもなく is more common in everyday speech and means 'soon' or 'shortly', while 遠からず is slightly more literary and often implies a somewhat longer but still foreseeable time.
近ちかいうちに
近いうちに is a casual, common expression for 'in the near future', whereas 遠からず is more formal and less frequently used in conversation.

Etymology

Derived from the negative form of the classical adjective 遠し (とおし, 'far'), literally meaning 'not far'. It became a fixed adverbial expression meaning 'not far off in time'.