Expressions· 8 遠とお 目め が 利き く have good long-distance vision; be able to see far 遠とお く 及およ ばない fall far short; be no match for; be far inferior 日ひ 暮く れて 道みち 遠とお し the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off Show 3 more Show fewer Related words 遠とお い Modern adjective meaning 'far, distant'. This is the standard contemporary form.
遠とお く Adverbial form of 遠い , also used as a noun meaning 'distant place'. More common than the archaic 遠 .
Word family· 37 far; distant; far away · distant (past); remote (in time) · distant (relationship); having little to do with · far (in quality/degree); not similar; way off · hard of hearing · nearsighted
longed-for; anxiously awaited; can't wait for
become distant; go away; fade away · become estranged; grow apart
long trip; excursion; outing
keep away; keep at a distance
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move off into the distance; recede; fade away · drift away; distance oneself; become less frequent
roundabout; indirect; oblique
distant view; looking from a distance · good long-distance vision; keen eyesight · farsightedness; hyperopia
howling; distant howl · backbiting; criticizing behind someone's back
surrounding at a distance; encircling from afar
distant relative
shoal; wide shallow beach
long ride; long drive; long trip by vehicle or animal
far away; a distant place; a great distance · long ago; far back; far into the future · by far; far and away; nowhere near
distance; remoteness
somewhat far; fairly distant
guard house in a samurai-style residence (Kamakura period)
distant fire; fire at a distance
long-distance arrow
sharp hearing; keen ears
distant sound
at long distance; in long intervals
far from the station
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Etymology The kanji 遠 means 'distant' and is used in many common words. The reading とお is the native Japanese root, but as a standalone word it is archaic.
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