Word Meaning 遠い

とおい tooi

遠い is read as とおい (tooi) and means hard (of hearing).

Meaning

English

  1. hard (of hearing)
  2. nearsighted
  3. distant (relationship or kinship)
  4. having little to do (with someone)
  5. far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
  6. not similar
  7. way off
  8. distant (past)

Reading

Kana

とおい

Romaji

tooi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 近い Rank 7963 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遠方

えんぽう

long way

遠山

えんざん

distant mountain

遠足

えんそく

long walk

遠ざかる

とおざかる

to be estranged

遠近

えんきん

distance

遠心力

えんしんりょく

centrifugal force

遠近法

えんきんほう

perspective

遠泳

えんえい

long-distance swimming

遠く

とおく

by far

遠心

えんしん

centrifuge

遠出

とおで

trip

遠回り

とおまわり

detour

Example Sentences

10

えきはここからとおいです。

The station is far from here.

かれのいえはがっこうからとおい。

His house is far from the school.

とおいくにへたびしたい。

I want to travel to a distant country.

とおいむかしのはなしをきいた。

I heard a story from the distant past.

ごーるはまだとおい。

The finish line is still far away.

かれとはとおいしんせきです。

He is a distant relative.

とおいしょうらいのことはわからない。

I don't know what the distant future holds.

Is it far from here?

Is the airport far?

It's a long way to town.