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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

遠とおく

N4
とおく tooku
  1. distant
nounadverbの-adjective

Chinese meanings

远处;远方

Examples

  • 遠とおくにぼんやりした明あかりが見みえた。
    We saw a dim light in the distance.
    远处能看到朦胧的灯光。
  • はるか遠とおくに明あかりが見みえた。
    I saw a light far away.
    在遥远的地方看到了灯光。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('fc60a66d5c'); // 遠く
{
  "id": "fc60a66d5c",
  "word": "遠く",
  "reading": "とおく",
  "romaji": "tooku",
  "meanings": [
    "distant"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "adv",
    "adj-no"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1177820,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "遠くにぼんやりした明かりが見えた。",
      "furigana": "{遠|とお}くにぼんやりした{明|あ}かりが{見|み}えた。",
      "en": "We saw a dim light in the distance.",
      "tatoeba_id": 188692
    },
    {
      "ja": "はるか遠くに明かりが見えた。",
      "furigana": "はるか{遠|とお}くに{明|あ}かりが{見|み}えた。",
      "en": "I saw a light far away.",
      "tatoeba_id": 197823
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "0ec72f260c4541d8cc95f4c6353e61437313c0d784952c7a60a8621583d09d32",
    "meanings": [
      "远处",
      "远方"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "遠くにぼんやりした明かりが見えた。",
        "zh": "远处能看到朦胧的灯光。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "はるか遠くに明かりが見えた。",
        "zh": "在遥远的地方看到了灯光。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/fc60a66d5c",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "f9045610ef80ebbe6df16e09909609e5c8d2fba9f79d87191105655b3eb5bf57"
  }
}