“Distant” or “Far away” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “遠”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “遠” means “Keep away”, “Profound” or “Long time (before or after)” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “遠”
Jouyou Kanji “遠” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 13 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | えん(en) |
| おん(on) | |
| Kun-Yomi | とお（(い)(too(i)) |
| おち(ochi) | |
| Meanings | Far, Faraway |
| Become estranged, Keep away, Drive off | |
| Neglect, Treat Coldly |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “遠”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 遠因(えんいん-e n i n) | Remote cause, Underlying cause, Indirect cause |
| 遠泳(えんえい-e n e i) | Long-distance swimming |
| 遠海(えんかい-e n ka i) | Open sea, Ocean |
| 遠隔(えんかく-e n ka ku) | Distant, Remote, Isolated, Farawayness |
| 遠隔地(えんかくち-e n ka ku chi) | Distant land, Remote area, Remote location |
| 遠近(えんきん-e n ki n) | Distance, Perspective, Far and near, Here and there |
| 遠近法(えんきんほう-e n ki n ho u) | Perspective |
| 遠景(えんけい-e n ke i) | Distant view, Vista, Background, Perspective |
| 遠交近攻(えんこうきんこう-e n ko u ki n ko u) | Policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby |
| 遠国(えんごく or おんごく-e n go ku (or) o n go ku) | ① Distant land, Remote country, ② Province far from the capital |
| 遠視(えんし-e n shi) | Farsightedness, Hyperopia, Long-sightedness |
| 遠日点(えんじつてん-e n ji tsu te n) | Aphelion |
| 遠称(えんしょう-e n sho u) | A demonstrative pronoun denoting a distant object, Distal pronoun |
| 遠心(えんしん-e n shi n) | Efferent, Centrifuge |
| 遠心力(えんしんりょく-e n shi n ryo ku) | Centrifugal force |
| 遠征(えんせい-e n se i) | ① Expedition, Military campaign, ② Tour (by a sports team, performer etc) |
| 遠足(えんそく-e n so ku) | (School) trip, Hiking, Outing, Excursion |
| 遠孫(えんそん-e n so n) | Distant descendants |
| 遠大(えんだい-e n da i) | Large-scale, Far-reaching, Far-sighted, Ambitious |
| 遠島(えんとう-e n to u) | ① Remote island, Distant island, ② Punishment by exile to a remote island |
| 遠望(えんぼう-e n bo u) | Distant view, Distant prospect |
| 遠方(えんぽう-e n po u) | Distant place, Distance, Far country, Long way |
| 遠洋(えんよう-e n yo u) | Ocean, Deep sea |
| 遠来(えんらい-e n ra i) | Coming from far away, Coming from afar |
| 遠雷(えんらい-e n ra i) | Distant thunder |
| 遠慮(えんりょ-e n ryo) | Reserved in manner, Modesty, Declination, Regrets |
| 遠路(えんろ-e n ro) | Long way, Great distance |
| 遠忌(おんき or えんき-o n ki (or) e n ki) | Anniversary of a death twelve or more years earlier |
| 遠流(おんる-o n ru) | Banishment (to a location far from the capital), Exile |
| 遠浅(とおあさ-to o a sa) | Shoal, Wide shallow beach, Shoaling beach |
| 遠縁(とおえん-to o e n) | Distant relation, Distant relative |
| 遠出(とおで-to o de) | Trip, Excursion, Outing |
| 遠鳴り(とおなり-to o na ri) | Distant peals (thunder),Distant roar (sea) |
| 遠音(とおね-to o ne) | Distant sound |
| 遠退く(とおのく-to o no ku) | ① To move off (into the distance), To become distant, To recede, To fade away, To die away, ② To drift away (from a person, activity etc), To distance oneself (from), To become less frequent (e.g. of visits), To fall away (e.g. of customers) |
| 遠乗り(とおのり-to o no ri) | Long ride |
| 遠吠え(とおぼえ-to o bo e) | ① (Distant) howling, ② Backbiting, Criticizing someone behind their back |
| 遠巻き(とおまき-to o ma ki) | Surrounding at a distance |
| 遠回し(とおまわし-to o ma wa shi) | Roundabout (e.g. expression), Indirect (reference, criticism etc), Oblique |
| 遠回り(とおまわり-to o ma wa ri) | Detour, Roundabout way |
| 永遠(えいえん-e n e i) | Eternity, Forever, Infinity |
| 久遠(くおん-ku o n) | Timeless existence, Eternity, Timelessness |
| 敬遠(けいえん-ke i e n) | ① Pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant, Keeping at arm’s length, ② Giving the batter an “intentional walk” (baseball) |
| 広遠(こうえん-ko u e n) | Spacious, Wide, Broad |
| 高遠(こうえん-ko u e n) | Majestic, Proud, Gallant, Lofty |
| 深遠(しんえん-shi n e n) | Profound, Deep, Unfathomable, Esoteric |
| 疎遠(そえん-so e n) | Estrangement, Alienation, Neglecting to stay in contact |
| 望遠(ぼうえん-bo u e n) | Seeing at a distance, Telescopy |
| 悠遠(ゆうえん-yu u ne n) | Remoteness, Faraway |
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