漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 213 strokesRadical
On
エン
Kun
とお(い)
Meaning
far

Origin

ORIGIN

辶 (movement) + 袁 (en, the sound) → a long way: far.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

エン遠近・永遠・敬遠
オン久遠
とおい遠い・遠出・遠ざかる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 遠足えんそく

    school trip

  • 遠くとおく

    far away

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

うみは 遠いです。

The sea is far away.

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