遠い

Kanji breakdown

• 遠 (yuǎn) · 13 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 袁 represents the sound.

• い

Example sentences

1. ここから遠いの？ — Is it far from here?
2. 優勝には程遠い。 — It's far from winning the first prize.
3. 町までは遠いよ。 — It's a long way to town.
4. 歩くと遠いですか。 — Is it too far to walk?
5. 彼の犬は耳が遠い。 — His dog is hard of hearing.

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