Vocab Info
N5 I-adjective
遠いfar, distant
Dictionary Definition
I-adjective
1.
far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance
I-adjective
2.
distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time)
I-adjective
3.
distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone)
I-adjective
4.
far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off
I-adjective
5.
hard (of hearing)
as 耳が遠いI-adjective
6.
nearsighted
as 目が遠い
All Forms
遠い 【とおい】
Common・Uncommon
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お
い
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アメリカと日本は遠い。
The United States and Japan are far away.
遠い親戚とは、親族の葬式の時しか会いません。
I don't meet distant relatives apart from at relatives' funerals.
私の家とパートナーの家はとても遠いです。
My house is very far from my partner's house.
僕の八十歳の祖母は、耳が少し遠い。
My grandmother, who is 80 years old, is a little hard of hearing.
私の息子が二十歳になるのは、まだ遠い未来だろう。
It will still be far into the future before my son turns twenty.
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