Vocab Info
N5 い-adjective
遠いfar, distant
Dictionary Definition
Common
い-adjective
1.
far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance
2.
distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time)
3.
distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone)
4.
far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off
5.
hard (of hearing)
as 耳が遠い6.
nearsighted
as 目が遠い
All Forms
遠い 【とおい】
Details
Pitch Accent
と
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80歳の祖母は、耳が少し遠い。
My grandmother, who is 80 years old, is a little hard of hearing. (has far ears)
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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