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    3. 遠く

    遠く

    遠とおく​

    far away

    N4KMT7CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    とおく

    Noun, Adverb, Particle

    1.
    far away, distant place, a (great) distance, a long way off, afar

    Adverb

    2.
    long ago, far back, far (into the future)
    3.
    by far

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    遠とおくを見みる。

    Look far away.

    KMT3Daily Life
    遠とおくから汽き車しゃの音おとが聞きこえてきた。

    The sound of a train came from afar.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    遠とおくの山やま々やまが夕ゆう焼やけに染そまっていた。

    The distant mountains were dyed in the sunset.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    彼かれの夢ゆめは、遠とおく離はなれた異い国こくの地ちで暮くらすことだ。

    His dream is to live in a distant foreign land.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyTravel & Transportation
    遠とおく昔むかしの出で来き事ごとが、今いまも人ひと々びとの心こころに深ふかく刻きざまれている。

    Events from long ago are still deeply etched in people's hearts today.

    KMT8HistoryEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    遠
    とお.い…(6)
    distant・far
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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