Word Meaning 遠く

とおく tooku

遠く is read as とおく (tooku) and means by far.

Meaning

English

  1. by far
  2. long ago
  3. far back
  4. far (into the future)
  5. far away
  6. distant place
  7. a (great) distance
  8. a long way off

Reading

Kana

とおく

Romaji

tooku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 近く Rank 16588 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遠慮なく

えんりょなく

without reservation

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

遠い

とおい

hard (of hearing)

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

遠心

えんしん

centrifuge

遠出

とおで

trip

Example Sentences

2

やまがとおくにみえる。

The mountain can be seen in the distance.

ここからうみはとおくない。

The sea isn't far from here.