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遠
Kyōiku Kanji

遠 — far

Grade 2えん, おん, とお
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遠 (readings: えん, おん, とお; Japanese kanji) means “far”. It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 遠い (far).

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What does 遠 mean?

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Kanji遠
Meaningfar
Readingsえん, おん, とお
GradeGrade 2 (Easy)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example遠い (far)

How to read 遠

遠 is read えん or おん or とお depending on the word.

Words with 遠

  • 永遠えいえんvĩnh viễn
  • 遠いxa
  • 疎遠xa cách
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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