遥か

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★★★ 4/5 neutral はるかharuka
読み はるか
ローマ字 haruka
漢字の分解 遥 (you/haruka) — far, distant, remote
発音 /ha.ɾɯ.ka/

意味

Far; distant; remote in space or time. When referring to time, evokes things long past or far in the future, often with a wistful or lyrical tone.

遥か functions as both an adjective (遥かな地平線 — the distant horizon) and an adverb (遥か昔 — long, long ago; 遥かに優れている — far superior). In temporal use, 遥か昔 and 遥か先 are especially common. The kanji 遥 depicts a distant road, reinforcing the sense of unreachable remoteness. Frequently appears in literature, poetry, and nostalgic or philosophical writing.

例文

  1. 遥か昔に建てられたその城は、今もなお往時の威容を保っていた。
  2. 故郷を離れて十年、遥か遠くに来てしまったと感じる夜がある。
  3. 彼女の実力は同期の社員より遥かに優れており、早期昇進は当然の結果だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, poetry, comparison, daily expression

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

An ancient Japanese word (和語) written with the kanji 遥, meaning 'distant road'. Its temporal sense — events far removed in time — developed naturally from the spatial meaning of unreachable distance.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

年度 Fiscal year; academic year; official year. A defined annual period used for administrative, educational, or financial purposes, often not aligned with the calendar year. 昭和 The Shōwa era; the imperial reign period of Emperor Hirohito, spanning 1926 to 1989. One of the longest and most historically eventful eras in Japanese history. 歴史的 Historic; historical. Describes something of great historical significance, or something related to history in general. 元号 Era name; the official name given to a reign period in the Japanese imperial system. Japan currently uses the era Reiwa, which began in 2019. 干支 The Chinese zodiac; the traditional sexagenary cycle combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Also used colloquially to refer to one's zodiac animal sign. 年号 Era name; Japanese era designation. An official name given to a reign period in the traditional Japanese calendar system. 年度末 End of the fiscal year or academic year; year-end in the Japanese administrative calendar. Typically refers to late March. 戦前 Pre-war; the period before a war. In Japanese, typically refers to Japan before World War II, particularly before 1937 or 1941.
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