遠(とお)く

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

Common patterns

• 遠(とお)くに: in the distance (location)
• 遠(とお)くから: from far away (origin)
• 遠(とお)くへ/に: to a far place (direction)
• 遠(とお)くまで: all the way to a distant place

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

• 近(ちか)い → 近(ちか)く: nearby
• 高(たか)い → 高(たか)く: high (adverb)
• 早(はや)い → 早(はや)く: early, quickly

Similar words

Opposite of 近(ちか)く (nearby, a nearby place).