🇯🇵 How to say

“far” in Japanese

遠いとおい
Illustration of "far" in a Japanese cultural setting
A child stands at the end of a long, winding road stretching toward distant mountains, waving to a friend who is barely …

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遠い describes physical or emotional distance, like a faraway place or a distant relative, and is commonly used in everyday conversations about location.

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