遠く

• 読み: とおく
• ローマ字: tooku
• 漢字の分解: 遠 (too/en/on) — far, distant
• 発音: /toː.kɯ/

意味

Far away; distant place; a great distance. A location that is not near.

Derived from the i-adjective 遠い (tooi, far/distant). As a noun, 遠く means 'a faraway place' or 'the distance.' Used with に (遠くに = in the distance) or から (遠くから = from far away). Can also function as an adverb meaning 'far' or 'distantly.'

例文

1. 遠くに山が見えます。
2. 遠くから来てくれてありがとう。
3. 遠くへ旅行に行きたいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: distance, travel, scenery

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from the adjective 遠い (tooi), from Old Japanese. The kanji 遠 combines 辶 (road radical) and 袁 (a phonetic element meaning 'long garment'), suggesting a long road stretching into the distance.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal