English–Japanese
“far away” in Japanese
How to say “far away” in Japanese
“Far away” in Japanese is 遠く (tōku).
Describes being at a considerable distance from the speaker or another reference point.
Example sentences with 遠く
鳥の声が遠くから聞こえます。tori no koe ga tō ku ka ra ki ko e ma su
I can hear birds singing from far away.
Tips for using 遠く
- In everyday speech, 遠くにあります (tōku ni arimasu) describes a fixed location that is far away, while 遠くへ行きます (tōku e ikimasu) describes movement to a distant place.
Other Japanese words for “far away”
山がはるかに見えます。yama ga ha ru ka ni mi e ma su
The mountain looks far away.