Word Meaning 遠近

えんきん enkin

遠近 is read as えんきん (enkin) and means distance.

Meaning

English

  1. distance
  2. perspective
  3. far and near
  4. here and there

Reading

Kana

えんきん

Romaji

enkin

Writing Variants

  • 遠近 おちこち ochikochi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 8667 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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遠近法

えんきんほう

perspective

遠くの親類より近くの他人

とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

遠交近攻

えんこうきんこう

policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby

遠近両用眼鏡

えんきんりょうようめがね

bifocal glasses

遠慮近憂

えんりょきんゆう

failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term

遠慮なければ近憂あり

えんりょなければきんゆうあり

plan ahead or you will soon have worries

遠くの親戚より近くの他人

とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

性相近し習い相遠し

せいあいちかしならいあいとおし

by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart

遠方

えんぽう

long way

遠山

えんざん

distant mountain

遠足

えんそく

long walk