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KanjiN3Grade 2 · 小213 strokesRadical 辵

遠 · distant, far

遠 is a kanji meaning distant, far. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • エンen
  • オンon

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • とおいtōi

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 遠 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 遠
WordReadingMeaningLevel
遠いとおいfar (away), distantN5
遠慮えんりょrestraint, reserve, hesitateN4
遠くとおくfar away, distantN4
永遠えいえんeternity, perpetuity, immortalityN3
遠足えんそくtrip, hike, picnicN2
望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescopeN2
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More words that use 遠
WordReadingMeaningLevel
遠ざかるとおざかるto go far offN1
遠回りとおまわりdetour, roundabout wayN1
遠方えんぽうlong way, distant placeN1
待ち遠しいまちどおしいlooking forward toN1

Example sentence

その町は遠いですよ。

そのまちはとおいですよ

It is long way to the town.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #207798 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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