遥

far off; distant; long ago

12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2376.

Readings

• ヨウ (on reading): 遥拝 (ようはい) worshipping from afar; 逍遥 (しょうよう) ramble
• はるか (kun reading): 遥か彼方 (はるかかなた) faraway; 遥か昔 (はるかむかし) long ago

Components

• 䍃
• ⻌
• 凵 radical open box
• 干 radical dry; shield
• ⻌ radical movement; road
• 爪 radical claw

Words using 遥

• 遥拝 (ようはい) worshipping from afar
• 逍遥 (しょうよう) ramble
• 遥任 (ようにん) absentee appointment to a distant administrative post (Nara and Heian periods)
• 遥遠 (ようえん) far away
• 逍遥学派 (しょうようがくは) Peripatetic school
• 遥か彼方 (はるかかなた) faraway
• 遥か昔 (はるかむかし) long ago
• 遥か遠く (はるかとおく) far away in the distance

9 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists