far
N4- Onyomi
- エン
- Kunyomi
- とお(い)
- Stroke count
- 13
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 遠 down and you get ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a crossroads with a person walking through it and a signboard at the corner, put 遠 inside it, and let that scene stand for "far" — far. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 13
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は13画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 13 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
遠慮
enryo
reserve
遠い
tooi
far
遠いです
tooi desu
polite: is far
遠慮する
enryosuru
to do reserve
遠慮します
enryoshimasu
polite: do reserve
遠くないです
tookunai desu
polite negative: is not far
Example sentences (3)
どうぞ、遠慮しないで食べてください。
どうぞ、えんりょ しないで たべて ください。
douzo, enryo shinaide tabete kudasai.
Please eat without holding back.
入ったばかりの会社なので、まだ少し遠慮してしまいます。
はいった ばかり の かいしゃ な ので、まだ すこし えんりょ して しまいます。
haitta bakari no kaisha na node, mada sukoshi enryo shite shimaimasu.
I just joined this company, so I still hold back a little.
会社は家から遠いです。
かいしゃ は いえ から とおい です。
kaisha wa ie kara tooi desu.
The office is far from my house.