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N5 I-adjective

(とお)far, distant

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance

    2. I-adjective

      2.

      distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time)

    3. I-adjective

      3.

      distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone)

    4. I-adjective

      4.

      far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off

    5. I-adjective

      5.

      hard (of hearing)

      as 耳が遠い
    6. I-adjective

      6.

      nearsighted

      as 目が遠い

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      アメリカ日本(にほん)(とお)

      The United States and Japan are far away.

      • N5

      (とお)親戚(しんせき)とは、親族(しんぞく)葬式(そうしき)(とき)しか()いません。

      I don't meet distant relatives apart from at relatives' funerals.

      • N5

      (わたし)(いえ)とパートナーの(いえ)はとても(とお)です。

      My house is very far from my partner's house.

      • N5

      (ぼく)(はち)(じゅっ)(さい)祖母(そぼ)は、(みみ)(すこ)(とお)

      My grandmother, who is 80 years old, is a little hard of hearing.

      • N5

      (わたし)息子(むすこ)二十歳(はたち)になるのは、まだ(とお)未来(みらい)だろう。

      It will still be far into the future before my son turns twenty.

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