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Kanji Detail for 距 - "spur, to separate"

距

  • Meaning

    距 means "spur, to separate." Also associated with to resist.

    1. Spur - The rear claw on a rooster's foot.

    2. To separate - To be apart; to keep a distance.

    3. To resist - To defend; to refuse; to close.

    4. To differ - To disagree; to not match.

    5. To jump - To leap up.

    6. To reach - To arrive at.

    7. To leave - To go away.

  • Words using 距

    • 距離 きょり Listen distance; range; interval
    • 長距離 ちょうきょり Listen long distance; long haul; long-distance race
    • 短距離 たんきょり Listen short distance; short range; short-haul
    • 近距離 きんきょり Listen short distance; close range
    • 遠距離 えんきょり Listen long distance; long range; long distance relationship

  • Tattoo check: 距

    • Verified meaning: spur, to separate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to resist

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    long-distance; spur; fetlock

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    distance; bird's spur

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance; spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    distance, gap

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

    A chicken's claw is called 距. | The position between two objects. Such as 相距 (separated by), 距離 (distance). | Same as 拒. To resist. "Mencius" says "Resist Yang and Mo."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyo(キョ) キョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    heda.taru(へだ-たる) へだ-たる

    kedume(けでゅめ) けでゅめ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    足 (ashi・ashihen)

  • Related Keywords

    spur to separate to resist distance interval apart gap range span reach breadth clearance remoteness spacing scope extension separation measure length expanse claw rooster

Sentences including 距

  • The picture looks better at a distance.

  • What is the distance from here to the station?

  • How far is it from here?

  • He is used to walking long distances.

  • How far is it from here to the city?

  • How far is it to the airport?

  • How far is it from here?

  • How far is it from here to that station?

  • How far is it from here to the station?

  • How far is it from here to the station?

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