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遥遠 (ようえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Kanji 遥 far off, distant, long ago Related words 遥はる か 遥か is the standard modern word for 'far away' or 'distant', used in both literal and figurative senses. 遥遠 is a rare, literary synonym.
遠とお い 遠い is the common i-adjective for 'far' or 'distant'. 遥遠 is a much rarer, more formal adjectival noun.
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A letter arrived from a far-off land.
That star lies in the remote depths of space.
Compound of 遥 (distant) and 遠 (far). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical Chinese pattern of synonymous compounding.
