Vocabulary

What does 遠ざかる (とおざかる, toozakaru) mean?

遠ざかる (とおざかる, toozakaru) means to move away, to grow distant; to fade away.

Quick facts
Readingとおざかる
Romajitoozakaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
とおざかる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoozakaru

to move away, to grow distant; to fade away

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to go away; to become more distant; to fade away
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to be estranged

Example sentences

  • The ship moved further away from the port.

  • The hearts of the two gradually grew distant from each other.

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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.

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