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[とお()·]
tooi
i adjective

English Meaning(s) for 遠い

i adjective
  1. far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
  2. distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
  3. distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
  4. far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
  5. hard (of hearing) (as 耳が遠い)
  6. nearsighted (as 目が遠い)

Definition and Synonyms for 遠い

Farawayness the property of being remote
Synonyms: 遠い, 遠さ, 遠隔
Afar at or from or to a great distance
Synonyms: 遠い
Far located at a great distance in time or space or degree
Synonyms: はるか, 程遠い, 遠い
Distant located far away spatially
Synonyms: はるか, 遠い, 遠々しい, 遼遠
Distant separate or apart in time
Synonyms: はるか, 悠遠, 遠い, 遠々しい, 遼遠
Faraway very far away in space or time
Synonyms: はるか, 遠い
Distant separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
Synonyms: はるか, 遠い, 遠々しい, 遼遠
Distant far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
Synonyms: 遠い, 遠々しい, 離る, 離る, 離れる
Removed separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
Synonyms: 遠い
Mind-Boggling intellectually or emotionally overwhelming
Synonyms: 遠い
Far being of a considerable distance or length
Synonyms: はるか, 程遠い, 遠い
Farsighted able to see distant objects clearly
Synonyms: 遠い
Distance a distant region
Synonyms: 遠い, 遠く, 遠方
Afar far
Synonyms: 遠い

Meanings for each kanji in 遠い

» distant; far

Categories 遠い is a member of

Part the extended spatial location of something
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Distance the property created by the space between two objects or points
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 遠い

Conjugations for 遠い

Adjective stem
[とお()]
too
te-form
[とお()··]
tookute
Negative te-form
[とお()····]
tookunakute
Adverbial Form
[とお()·]
tooku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とお()·]
tooi
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とお()···]
tookunai
Past Indicative Form
[とお()···]
tookatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とお()·····]
tookunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[とお()···]
tookereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とお()·····]
tookunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[とお()····]
tookunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[とお()····]
tookattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とお()······]
tookunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[とお()·]
toosa

Sample Sentences for 遠い

The hospital was far away from his village.
Tomorrow ... tomorrow seemed such a long, long way off.
We encountered him in a distant town.
Their house is far from the station.
The village in which he was born is far from here.

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how come it uses o instead u? is it spoken the same or differently?

#1 Posted by Adachi over 8 years ago


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