遠 — far, distant
とおい
遠
far
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
13 strokes
U+9060
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #887
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #402
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- far
- distant
word
とお too Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
えん en On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 辶 (road/movement) gives the meaning. The inner component with 土 provides the phonetic en. Far and distant.