距
距 — Long-distance
long-distance, spur, fetlock
On’yomiキョ (kyo)
Kun’yomiへだたる (hedataru)
Kun’yomiけづめ (kezume)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 距
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 距離 | きょり kyori | distance; range; interval |
| 長距離 | ちょうきょり choukyori | long distance; long haul; long-distance race |
| 短距離 | たんきょり tankyori | short distance; short range; short-haul |
| 遠距離 | えんきょり enkyori | long distance; long range; long distance relationship |
| 近距離 | きんきょり kinkyori | short distance; close range |
| 中距離 | ちゅうきょり chuukyori | middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile) |
Study notes
距 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1191 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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