adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
from afar; all the way; over a great distance
Emphasizes that someone has traveled a long distance, often with a sense of effort or purpose. Commonly used with verbs like 来る, 行く, 訪れる.
He came all the way from Hokkaido to visit.
It was worth coming all this way.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 遥々 and 遙々 exist but are less common.
Kanji form using standard 遥; encountered but less frequent than kana.
Contains outdated kanji 遙; rarely used in modern writing.
Search-only form with standard kanji and full repetition.
Reduplication of 遥 (はる), an old word meaning 'far' or 'distant.' The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form はるばる has been used since classical Japanese to emphasize great distance.