(とお)

とおく
noun, adverb
far away, distance
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(とお)(とお)かない
Present polite(とお)きます(とお)きません
Past(とお)いた(とお)かなかった
Past polite(とお)きました(とお)きませんでした
て form(とお)いて(とお)かなくて
ている present(とお)いている(とお)いていない
ている polite(とお)いています(とお)いていません
ている past(とお)いていた(とお)いていなかった
ている past polite(とお)いていました(とお)いていませんでした
Conditional ば(とお)けば(とお)かなければ
Conditional たら(とお)いたら(とお)かなかったら
Volitional(とお)こう
Volitional polite(とお)きましょう
Potential(とお)ける(とお)けない
Passive(とお)かれる(とお)かれない
Causative(とお)かせる(とお)かせない
Imperative(とお)(とお)くな
1. far away, distant place
A place that is far from here; a remote location.
(とお)()きたい
I want to go far away.
I can see mountains in the distance.
My child moved far away, so I can't see them very often.
2. from a distance, far
Used adverbially to describe doing something from far away.
(とお)から()ました
I came from far away.
I can hear music from far away.
It looks small from far away, but it's big up close.

(とお)く is the ku-form of the i-adjective (とお) (far). It functions as both a noun meaning 'a distant place' and an adverb meaning 'far away.'

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • (とお): in the distance (location)
  • (とお)から: from far away (origin)
  • (とお)/: to a far place (direction)
  • (とお)まで: all the way to a distant place

GRAMMAR NOTE:

This is a common pattern with i-adjectives: the く form can serve as both an adverb and a noun.

CONTRAST:
Opposite of (ちか) (nearby, a nearby place).