What does kanji 距 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 距 is long-distance.

How is kanji 距 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 距 are へだ.たる, けづめ; the onyomi readings are キョ.

What is the main radical of kanji 距?

The main radical for kanji 距 is 足.

What words use kanji 距?

Example words that use kanji 距 include 距離, 隔てる, 隔たる, 距.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

距

Meaning

Kanji 距

long-distance

long-distance, spur, fetlock

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: へだ.たるけづめ
Onyomi 音読み: キョ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1191
Strokes: 12
Radical: 足
Components: 匚 • 口 • 止 • 巨 • 足
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 詎 • 耟 • 蚷 • 鉅 • 矩 • 巨 • 拒

Related vocabulary

30 common entries

Showing 30 of 96 entries that include this kanji.

距離

きょり

difference (e.g. in opinion)

隔てる

へだてる

to alienate

隔たる

へだたる

to be distant

距

きょ

tubular nectary

距骨

きょこつ

talus

距爪

きょそう

cockspur

距離を開ける

きょりをあける

to open some distance (e.g. with other people)

距離を詰める

きょりをつめる

to shorten the distance (between)

距離を取る

きょりをとる

to distance oneself (from)

距離を置く

きょりをおく

to distance oneself (from)

距離感

きょりかん

sense of distance (physical or emotional)

距離空間

きょりくうかん

metric space

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は長距離の選手です。

he is a long-distance athlete.

この二点の距はかなり大きい。

the distance between these two points is quite large.

にわとりの距は鋭い。

the chicken's spur is sharp.

馬の距を手入れした。

i groomed the horse's fetlock.

長い距を走るには練習が必要だ。

you need practice to run long distances.