Word Meaning 遥か遠く

はるかとおく haru ka tooku

遥か遠く is read as はるかとおく (haru ka tooku) and means far away in the distance.

Meaning

English

  1. far away in the distance
  2. in the far distance

Reading

Kana

はるかとおく

Romaji

haru ka tooku

Writing Variants

  • はるか遠く はるかとおく harukatooku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 141909 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遥遠

ようえん

far away

遥か

はるか

long ago

遠慮なく

えんりょなく

without reservation

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

足が遠のく

あしがとおのく

to visit less often

望遠鏡

ぼうえんきょう

telescope

遠慮

えんりょ

declining

遠距離

えんきょり

long distance

疎遠

そえん

estrangement

ご遠慮下さい

ごえんりょください

please refrain (from)

遠征

えんせい

expedition

Example Sentences

2

はるかとおくにやまがみえる。

I can see mountains far off in the distance.

I live too far away.