遠い

とおい

Far, distant

N5i-adjective·tooi

How to remember it

遠 (far) shares the reading とお with 十 — "ten miles far away."

Example sentences

  • 駅はここから遠いです。

    えきはここからとおいです。

    The station is far from here.

  • 私の学校は遠くありません。

    わたしのがっこうはとおくありません。

    My school is not far.

Usage

i-adjective; its direct opposite is 近い (ちかい, near).

Related words

近い遠く遠足

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