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Grade 2JLPT N3

distant, far

13 strokes · frequency rank #887

On
エン、オン
Kun
とお.い

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Common words

  1. えいえんeternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality1
    • The artist is eternally a boy.

    • I'll love you forever.

    • I will love you always.

  2. えんせい(military) expedition; campaign2
    • He was a member of the expedition which climbed Mount Everest.

    • We lost almost all our away games.

    • He was the leader of the great expedition.

  3. けいえんpretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth3
    • Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.

    • You had better keep him at a respectful distance.

    • He walked the batter intentionally.

  4. そえんestrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact4
    • How long have you been alienated from your family?

    • His coolness has alienated his friends.

    • Out of sight out of mind. When you're separated you lose touch.

  5. とおいfar; distant; far away; a long way off5
    • He is a distant relation of hers.

    • His house is not far from here.

    • It won't be long before your dream comes true.

  6. とおくfar away; distant place; a (great) distance; a long way off6
    • Mt. Fuji could be seen in the distance.

    • He went far away.

    • I saw a house in the distance.

  7. えんざんdistant mountain7
    • He tried climbing the distant mountain.

  8. えんりょreserve; constraint; restraint; modesty8
    • Please refrain from smoking here.

    • Don't hold back.

    • Go ahead and talk.

  9. えんぽうdistant place; faraway location; far away9
    • We saw a castle in the distance.

    • I saw a town in the distance.

    • We saw smoke in the distance.

  10. えんそくschool trip; field trip; excursion; outing10
    • We went on a school trip to Nara.

    • If it rains, the excursion will be called off.

    • The picnic was called off because of the rain.

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