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Kanji Detail for 遠 - "far, distant, remote"

  • Meaning

    遠 means "far, distant, remote."

    1. Far - Great distance in space or time.

    2. Wide - Broad; spreading everywhere.

    3. To distance - To keep away; to alienate.

    4. Unfamiliar - Not close; estranged.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    distant; far

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    distant, remote, far; profound

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    distant, remote, far; profound

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of near. All distances in time and space, differences in category, are called 遠. | Profound. As in 釣深致遠 (fishing in deep waters to reach far). Found in the Book of Changes. | Extended. As in 永遠 (eternal), 久遠 (long-lasting). | To distance oneself from. As in 遠害 (keep away from harm). In the Mencius: "Therefore the gentleman keeps far from the kitchen."
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Sentences including

  • The station is not far from here.

  • He caught sight of a ship in the distance.

  • Please help yourself to the cake.

  • The sun is so distant from the earth.

  • The hospital was far away from his village.

  • She didn't go far.

  • I just can't wait for the party.

  • There is one , but it's a little far.

  • Please feel free to make suggestions.

  • Please help yourself to the cake.

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