遠
distant · far
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
surround from lower-left: walk + 袁
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of advance (辶) and distant. Going far.
Symbolism
Distance, future, estrangement. Represents spatial and temporal separation.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Gazing into the distance
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
遠慮会釈
えんりょえしゃく
reserve and consideration (to others); reserve and consideration (to others)
深謀遠慮
しんぼうえんりょ
far sight and deep design; far sight and deep design
遠交近攻
えんこうきんこう
policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby; policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby
前途遼遠
ぜんとりょうえん
having a long way to go; having a long road ahead of one; being a long way off; having a long way to go
深慮遠謀
しんりょえんぼう
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply laid plan; deep design and forethought
夜目遠目
よめとおめ
seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance; seen in the dark or at a distance
婉曲迂遠
えんきょくうえん
being euphemistic and circumlocutory; being euphemistic and circumlocutory
遠謀深慮
えんぼうしんりょ
deep design and forethought; farsighted and deeply-laid plan; deep design and forethought
遠慮近憂
えんりょきんゆう
failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term; failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
Proverbs & Idioms
遠くの親戚より近くの他人
とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん
A nearby stranger is better than a distant relative
Those nearby can help more than distant family
Poetry
大江山 いく野の道の 遠ければ まだふみも見ず 天の橋立
Poem #60 from Hyakunin Isshu