# 遠 — Far

Frequency rank 512 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 友 (Friend), less common than 南 (South).

- On’yomi: えん、おん
- Kun’yomi: とお
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A scooter (辶) chases a zombie (袁) — riding far, far away from the undead, the distance grows as you speed into the distance.

In words:

- 遠い とおい — far
- 遠く とおく — distant
- 遠慮 えんりょ・する — to be reserved, to be restrained

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