遠(とお)い

とおい
i-adjective
far, distant
descriptive
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?
His house is far away.
遠(とお)く = far away (adverb/noun)
That was a long time ago (in the distant past).
Metaphorical: distant in time
The school is far, so I go by bus.
I can see mountains in the distance.
遠(とお)く = far away (used as noun)

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