遥か

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
はる
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
遙か (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(はる) (haruka-na (adnominal (はる) (haruka na), adverbial (はる) (haruka ni))

  1. faraway, distant
    その(とり)(はる)彼方(かなた)()んでいった。
    Sono tori wa haruka kanata ni tondeitta.
    That bird flew to a faraway place.
    (はる)かな未来(みらい)
    Haruka na mirai e
    to the distant future
    (はる)未来(みらい)
    Haruka mirai e
    to the distant future

Usage notes[edit]

Both the form 遥か and 遥かな (or 遥かなる) are used, but they are not entirely interchangeable.

Inflection[edit]

Adverb[edit]

(はる) (haruka

  1. far
    (はる)(とお)
    Haruka tōku
    far away

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN