Definition of 遠い

JLPTN5
遠い☆【とおいtooi】 Inflection

adjective:

  • far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
  • distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
  • distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
  • far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
  • hard (of hearing) - as 耳が遠い
  • nearsighted - as 目が遠い

Example Sentences

ここkokoからkara遠くtookuまでmade行けるikeruボートBOOTOがga欲しいhoshiiですdesu。
I want a boat that'll take me far away from here.
ここkokoからkara遠いtooiのno？
Is it far from here?
まだまだmadamadaマイナーMAINAAだdaがga、遠からずtookarazu近隣kinrinにni出荷shukkaされるsareruだろうdarou。
It's still minor league but in the not so distant future they'll be coming to a place near you.
郵便局yuubinkyokuはha君のkimino大学daigakuからkara遠くないtookunai。
The post office is not far from your college.
明日ashita…明日ashitaというtoiu日hiがga遠いtooi遠いtooi先sakiのnoことkotoのようにnoyouni感じられたkanjirareta。
Tomorrow ... tomorrow seemed such a long, long way off.

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