Illustration: On a harbor seawall in a Japanese coastal town, a child points toward a ferry far out across the bay. The child and accompanying adult stand close enough for their hands and clothing to be clearly visible, while the ferry appears tiny beneath the distant headland.

JLPT N5adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

遠とおく

tooku

far away, in the distance

Example sentences

  1. 遠とおくに富士山ふじさんが見みえた。

    Mt. Fuji could be seen in the distance.

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  2. 彼かれは遠とおくに行いった。

    He went far away.

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  3. 遠とおくに家いえが見みえた。

    I saw a house in the distance.

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Kanji in 遠

  • 遠distant; farOnエン・オンKunとおい

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