遠

meaningdistant, far

On'yomi
エン、オン
Kun'yomi
とお.い
Strokes
13
Taught in
Japanese grade 2
Frequency
#887 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

遠
  • 永遠えいえんeternity
  • 遠征えんせいexpedition
  • 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope
  • 遠隔えんかくdistant
  • 遠慮えんりょreserve
  • 敬遠けいえんpretending to respect while in fact staying distant
  • 遠山えんざんdistant mountain
  • 遠足えんそくschool trip

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