coming a long way; all this way; from far away
Emphasizes the distance traveled to arrive; often used when welcoming or thanking someone who has made a long journey.
Thank you for coming all this way.
He came all the way from Japan.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 遠路 (enro, 'long road') and はるばる (harubaru, 'from afar'). はるばる is a reduplicative adverb of uncertain origin, possibly related to 遥か (haruka, 'distant').