Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
遠からず (とおからず, tookarazu) Japanese meaning: soon | Kotomora
じ 字
Related 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'.
Report an issue with this page
It will probably start raining before long.
I will reply to you in the near future.
