遠(とお)く

とおく
noun, adverb
far away, distance
1. far away, distant place
A place that is far from here; a remote location.
遠(とお)くへ行(い)きたい。
I want to go far away.
遠(とお)くに山(やま)が見(み)える。
I can see mountains in the distance.
子供(こども)が遠(とお)くに引(ひ)っ越(こ)してしまって、なかなか会(あ)えない。
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.
遠(とお)くから来(き)ました。
I came from far away.
遠(とお)くから音楽(おんがく)が聞(き)こえてくる。
I can hear music from far away.
遠(とお)くから見(み)ると小(ちい)さく見(み)えるが、近(ちか)くで見(み)ると大(おお)きい。
It looks small from far away, but it's big up close.

遠(とお)く is the noun/adverb form of 遠(とお)い (far).

FORM RELATIONSHIPS:

  • 遠(とお)い: far (i-adjective)
  • 遠(とお)く: far, distance (noun/adverb)
  • 遠(とお)くに: in the distance
  • 遠(とお)くから: from far away
  • 遠(とお)くへ: to a far place

SIMILAR PATTERN WITH OTHER ADJECTIVES:

  • 近(ちか)い → 近(ちか)く: nearby
  • 高(たか)い → 高(たか)く: high (adverb)

OPPOSITE: 近(ちか)く (nearby)

Related Words

Antonym: 近(ちか)く (nearby)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:20 · Revised 2026.2.18 19:08
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