遠(とお)い

とおい

adjective (i-adjective)

far, distant

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:

～から遠(とお)い: far from ~
遠(とお)い昔(むかし): distant past, long ago
遠(とお)い親戚(しんせき): distant relative
遠(とお)く離(はな)れた: far apart

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

遠(とお)くに見(み)える: can see in the distance
遠(とお)いところから: from a far place
目(め)が遠(とお)い: farsighted; hard of hearing (figurative)

OPPOSITE:
近(ちか)い: near, close

Related Words

See also: 近(ちか)い

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Added 2026.1.7 21:49 · Revised 2026.2.8 22:27

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