also: おちこち
far and near; distance; perspective
Refers to the concept of distance or the relationship between near and far; often used in contexts like photography, art, or describing spatial relationships. The gloss 'here and there' is less common and may appear in literary or descriptive contexts.
To create a sense of perspective, I drew distant objects smaller.
This camera is equipped with a lens for both far and near distances.
perspective (art technique)
bifocal glasses; bifocals
Standard kanji form; the reading えんきん is the modern common reading.
Archaic reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 遠 (far) and 近 (near). The reading えんきん is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi combination. The archaic reading おちこち is a native Japanese kun'yomi compound.