KANJI: EN ON too (distant, far)

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Character Etymology:

The sweeping set of strokes that starts on the left represents movement while the complex character means something like big/encircling clothing, leading by association to long. The combination of the radicals together yields something like distance/distant.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: EN ON
kun-yomi: too(i)

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: o oni do doo

English Definitions:

1. EN, ON, tou(i): far, distant], remote; [hard of hearing|hard (of hearing).
2. tou(ku): far away, in the distance.
3. tou(zakaru): become more distant, recede, die away; keep away, be estranged.
4. tou(zakeru): keep away, shun, abstain from; alienate.
5. tou(karazu), tou(karazu) shite: soon, in the near future.
6. tou-: far, distant.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 6101
Henshall: 79

Unicode Encoded Version:

遠

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

遠方 (enpou): great distance, long way; a distant place.
遠回り (toomawa(ri)): detour; roundabout.
遠足 (ensoku): trip, hike, picnic, excursion, outing.
遠泳 (en'ei): long-distance swim.
遠来 (enrai): foreign visitor, a visitor from afar.
遠視 (enshi): farsightedness.

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