遠(とお)い

とおい
adjective (i-adjective)
far, distant
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present遠(とお)い遠(とお)くない
Past遠(とお)かった遠(とお)くなかった
て form遠(とお)くて遠(とお)くなくて
Adverbial遠(とお)く—
Conditional ば遠(とお)ければ遠(とお)くなければ
Conditional たら遠(とお)かったら遠(とお)くなかったら
1. far, distant
Located at a great distance. Used for physical distance or metaphorical distance (like distant memories).
駅(えき)から遠(とお)いですか？
Is it far from the station?
彼(かれ)の家(いえ)は遠(とお)くにあります。
His house is far away.
遠く = far away (adverb/noun)
それは遠(とお)い昔(むかし)のことです。
That was a long time ago (in the distant past).
Metaphorical: distant in time
学校(がっこう)が遠(とお)いので、バスで行(い)きます。
The school is far, so I go by bus.
遠(とお)くに山(やま)が見(み)えます。
I can see mountains in the distance.
遠く = far away (used as noun)

遠(とお)い is an i-adjective meaning "far" or "distant," used for both physical and metaphorical distance.

FORMS:

  • 遠(とお)い: far (adjective)
  • 遠(とお)く: far away (adverb/noun)
  • 遠(とお)くに: in the distance
  • 遠(とお)くから: from far away

COMMON PATTERNS:

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

OPPOSITE:
近(ちか)い: near, close

Related Words

Antonym: 近(ちか)い (near, close)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:49 · Revised 2026.3.31 17:16
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