遠く（とおく）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: far away
Example sentences
- 遠くに山が見える。 — You can see mountains in the distance.
- 遠くから友達が訪ねてきた。 — A friend came to visit from far away.
Idioms & proverbs containing “遠く”
- 遠くの親類より近くの他人 (とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん) — a neighbour is better than a relative living far
- 遠くの親戚より近くの他人 (とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん) — a neighbour is better than a relative living far
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “遠く” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)