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遠

Level IV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 512 / 2,608

Far

On’yomi
えん、おん
Kun’yomi
とお
Radical
辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)

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

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

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 farN5
遠く とおく distantN4
遠慮 えんりょ・する to be reserved, to be restrainedN4

遠 is rank 512 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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