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Kanji Detail for 遥 - "distant, far, wander"

  • Meaning

    遥 means "distant, far, wander."

    1. Distant - Far away; remote.

    2. Far - A great distance in space or time.

    3. Wander - To roam; to meander.

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    • Verified meaning: distant, far, wander
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うらら, すみ, はるか, はるが)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (すみ)Listen (はるか)Listen (はるが)Listen (はるな)Listen (よう)Listen

    Surnames (うらら)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    far off; distant; long ago

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    far away, distant, remote

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) distant; remote; far away

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    distant, remote
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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  • He was far in advance of his days.

  • His strength is much greater than that of an ordinary man.

  • She's a much better pianist than me.

  • As a pianist, he is far above me.

  • An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

  • His lecture is far more difficult than Mr Tanaka's.

  • He can speak English much more fluently than I can.

  • My wrath shall far exceed the love I ever bore.

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