遠い|とおいtooi[0]heiban (flat)

1. i-adjectivefar; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
   彼かれの家いえはここから遠とおくない。↗

   His house is not far from here.
2. i-adjectivedistant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
   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.
3. i-adjectivedistant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
   彼かれは彼女かのじょの遠とおい親戚しんせきだ。↗

   He is a distant relation of hers.
4. i-adjectivefar (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
5. i-adjectivehard (of hearing)as 耳が遠い
6. i-adjectivenearsightedas 目が遠い

• SynonymはるかWrittenRefers to extremely great distance or remoteness in time, with a literary feel; as 「はるかに」 it also means a difference in degree is vast.
• Synonym程遠いほどとおいNeutralFar from a goal or ideal state, as in 「完成には程遠い」; it can describe distance or time as well, but is used mostly in this abstract sense.
• Synonym遠々しいとおどおしいWrittenDescribes a cold, distant, standoffish attitude; used only for human relationships, never for physical distance.
• Synonym遼遠りょうえんFormalFormal written word for a very long journey or distant prospects, as in 「前途遼遠」; everyday speech uses 「遠い」.
• Synonym悠遠ゆうえんFormalFormal written word for the distant, long-ago past; stresses length of time. Everyday speech says 「遠い昔」.
• Related奥深いおくふかいNeutralMeans deep inside or profound in meaning, as in 「奥深い森」; stresses depth rather than distance.
• Related人里離れたひとざとはなれたNeutralDescribes places far from any village where people rarely go, as in 「人里離れた山奥」; stresses remoteness.
• Related辺鄙へんぴWrittenWritten word for places far from cities and hard to reach, as in 「辺鄙な田舎」; stresses remoteness, not distance itself.
• Antonym近いちかいNeutralThe antonym of 「遠い」: near in distance or time, and also used for close relationships.

Default to 「遠い」 for far. Use 「遥か」 for extreme distance or time, 「程遠い」 for falling far short of a goal, 「辺鄙」 or 「人里離れた」 for remote places, 「遠々しい」 for cold relationships, and 「近い」 for near.

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1. 二ふたつの物ものの間あいだの距離きょりが大おおきい。
2. 時間じかんが離はなれている。
3. 差さがある。似にていない。達たっしていない。
4. 関係かんけいが薄うすい。疎遠そえんだ。
5. 聞きこえづらい。小ちいさく聞きこえる。
6. 意識いしきがはっきりしない。