遠えん距きょ離り

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Used as a noun or with の to describe something involving a great distance, such as travel, relationships, or communication.

A long-distance relationship is tough.

遠えん距きょ離り通つう勤きんに疲つかれた。

I'm tired of the long-distance commute.

遠えん距きょ離りになるto become long-distance (e.g. a relationship after moving apart)
彼かれが転てん勤きんしたので、私わたしたちは遠えん距きょ離りになった。
Since he was transferred, we became a long-distance couple.
遠えん距きょ離りを運うん転てんするto drive a long distance
週しゅう末まつに遠えん距きょ離りを運うん転てんして実じっ家かに帰かえった。
I drove a long distance to my parents' house over the weekend.

長ちょう距きょ離り
長距離 typically refers to physical distance in travel or sports (長距離走), while 遠距離 stresses the separation itself, as in relationships or communication (遠距離恋愛).
千せん里り
遠距離 is the modern, literal word for 'long distance' used in everyday contexts like 遠距離恋愛, whereas 千里 is a classical, poetic way to express vast distance.

近きん距きょ離りN1
近距離 means a short distance, the direct opposite of 遠距離's long distance.

Compound of 遠 (えん, 'far') and 距離 (きょり, 'distance').