How do you read 遠く?

遠く is read とおく (tooku), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

How is 遠く used in a sentence?

この作品は遠くから見てください。 — Please look at this work from a distance.

How do you write 遠く in romaji?

遠く is written tooku in romaji, also spelled toku.

遠とおく

Q: What JLPT level is 遠く?

遠く is a JLPT N4 word (upper beginner).

とおく · tooku (also spelled toku)

JLPT N4 › noun

Far away, distant place, a (great) distance, a long way off, afar

long ago, far back, far (into the future)
by far

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Odaka

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Example sentences

この作品は遠くから見てください。

このさくひんはとおくからみてください。

Please look at this work from a distance.

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この絵は、遠くから見ると迫力がある。

このえは、とおくからみるとはくりょくがある。

This painting has impact when viewed from afar.

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猫に限って、遠くへは行かないよ。

ねこにかぎって、とおくへはいかないよ。

Of all cats, ours wouldn't go far.

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この絵は、遠くから見ると印象派のように見えるが、近くで見ると筆致が全く異なる。

このえは、とおくからみるといんしょうはのようにみえるが、ちかくでみるとひっしがまったくことなる。

This painting looks Impressionist from afar, but up close the brushwork is completely different.

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遠Distant, Far 音えん・おん訓とお.い JLPT N3 · 13 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

永遠えいえんeternity, perpetuity, immortality 遠足えんそくtrip, hike, picnic 遠方えんぽうlong way, distant place 遠慮えんりょするrestraint, reserve, hesitate 遠くとおくfar away, distant 遠いとおいfar (away), distant

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What does 遠く mean?

Far away, distant place, a (great) distance, a long way off, afar. It can also mean: long ago, far back, far (into the future); by far.

How do you pronounce 遠く?

とおく (tooku). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 遠く?

JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.

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