遠 — far, distant

とお遠 far

U+9060 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 13 strokes Freq #887 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #402 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

far
distant

word

とお too Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

遠(とお) い tooi far 遠(とお) く tooku far away

えん en On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

永(えい) 遠(えん) eien eternity 遠(えん) 慮(りょ) enryo reserve

Stroke order

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