JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 遠: "distant, far"
The kanji 遠 means "distant, far". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read エン, オン in on'yomi and とお.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エンオン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とお.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | distant, far |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 887 of 2,501 |
Common words with 遠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 遠いfar; distant; far away; a long way off · distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
- 遠くfar away; distant place; a (great) distance; a long way off · long ago; far back; far (into the future)
- 遠慮reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty · declining; refraining
- 永遠eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
- 遠ざかるto go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away · to be estranged
- 遠ざけるto keep away; to keep at a distance
- 遠目distant view; looking from a distance · being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision
- 遠巻きsurrounding at a distance
- 遠距離long distance; long range · long distance relationship
- 遠慮がちshy; diffident; retiring; reserved
- 遠回りdetour; roundabout way
- 遠方distant place; faraway location; far away
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