遥
遥 — Far off
far off, distant, long ago
On’yomiヨウ (you)
Kun’yomiはるか (haruka)
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 遥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遥か | はるか haruka | far away; far off; far |
| 逍遥 | しょうよう shouyou | ramble; saunter; walk |
Study notes
遥 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2376 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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