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Kanji: 遠

KANJI
遠
13 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
とおい
 ON 音 
エン
オン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
⻍(⻌)
Radical name:
しんにょう
Meaning:
Distant, far
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
遠(とお)い
far
N4
遠慮(えんりょ)する
to be reserved, to be restrained
N4
遠(とお)く
distant
N3
永遠(えいえん)
eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence
N3
遠慮(えんりょ)
diffidence, restraint, reserve
N2
遠足(えんそく)
trip, hike, picnic
N2
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)
telescope
N1
遠方(えんぽう)
long way, distant place
N1
遠(とお)ざかる
to go far off
N1
遠回(とおまわ)り
detour, roundabout way
N1
待(ま)ち遠(どお)しい
looking forward to
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