noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Describes a place, time, or state that is very far away, often with a poetic or emphatic nuance. Commonly used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
I gaze at a star far, far away.
Success is still a long way off.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also seen.
Compound of 遥か (far, distant) and 彼方 (that direction, beyond). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination intensifies the sense of great distance.