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    3. 遠のく

    遠のく

    遠とおの​く​

    to move off (into the distance)

    NTVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    遠退く

    とおのく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to move off (into the distance), to become distant, to recede, to fade away, to die away
    2.
    to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.), to distance oneself (from), to become less frequent (e.g. of visits), to fall away (e.g. of customers)

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    遠
    とお.い…(6)
    distant・far
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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