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遠く

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

遠く — “far away, distant place”

遠く (read とおく) means far away, distant place. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

とおく

Meaning

far away, distant place

遠く in a sentence

遠くとおくに山やまが見えみえます。

You can see mountains in the distance.

The kanji in 遠く

遠far

Words that share a kanji with 遠く

遠いとおい— far (away), distant
遠慮えんりょ— reserve, restraint, to refrain
永遠えいえん— eternity, forever
遠足えんそく— excursion, outing, field trip
お待ち遠様おまちどおさま— sorry to keep you waiting (here you are)
望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう— telescope

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