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What does 遠く (とおく, tooku) mean?

遠く (とおく, tooku) means a distant place, far away.

Quick facts
Readingとおく
Romajitooku
Part of speechnoun, adverb, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
とおく
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontooku

a distant place, far away

  1. 1noun · adverb · no-adjective far away; distant place; a (great) distance
  2. 2adverb long ago; far back; far (into the future)
  3. 3adverb by far

Example sentences

  • I can see a tall mountain in the distance.

  • My younger brother lives in a faraway town.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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