Word Meaning 遠のく

とおのく toonoku

遠のく is read as とおのく (toonoku) and means to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

とおのく

Romaji

toonoku

Writing Variants

  • 遠退く とおのく toonoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 近付く,近寄る Rank 138093 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遠く

とおく

by far

遠目がきく

とおめがきく

to be able to see far into the distance

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