How to say "remote" in Japanese

• リモートCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers 'remote' in the sense of working or connecting from a distance, as in remote work; it is the natural choice for that workplace and device sense.
• ロケCommon
  noun, suru verbReally a film-industry abbreviation for location shooting; its 'remote' sense is only the special case of shooting on location at a distant site, so it is seldom the word you want for remote generally.
• 遠隔えんかくCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers 'remote' in the sense of distant or isolated; it is the word for describing a place or location as remote, matching the English adjective's spatial sense.
• 遠いとおいJLPT N5approx.Common
  i-adjectiveAs 'remote' it is chiefly temporal — a remote past or far-removed time; for physical distance it simply means 'far', so it is not the word for remote places or remote work.
  君きみの夢ゆめが実現じつげんする日ひも遠とおくないだろう。↗

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

Use 「リモート」 for remote work or devices, 遠隔 for remote in the sense of distant or isolated, 「遠い」 for remote in time, and 「ロケ」 only for the film-shoot sense of shooting at a remote location.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• リモートremote (work, device, etc.)
• ロケlocation (e.g. of film shoot)
• 遠隔えんかくdistant
• 遠隔性えんかくせいremote
• 僻遠へきえんremote
• 遼遠りょうえんremote
• 鳥も通わぬとりもかよわぬremote
• 鳥も通わないとりもかよわないremote
• 人里離れたひとざとはなれたlonely (place)
• 遠いとおいdistant (past)
• 片かたoff-centre