Entry
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    far away; far off

    ここからゴールまではほど遠い。
    It is a far cry from here to the goal.
  2. nowhere near; far cry

Also written ほど遠い【ほどとおい】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount

Kun
ほど-ほど
On
テイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
514 of 2500
Radical
grain
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

ほと

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-7SKIP code
5d7.2The Kanji Dictionary
2691.4Four corner code
2272deroo
7a0bUnicode hex code
1-36-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3285Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4144New Nelson (John Haig)
1190New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1524Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
806Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
894Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
960Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
530A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1641Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
371Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25081PMorohashi
754A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
417Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
846sakade
781Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
777henshall3
761Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
276crowley
671Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1439Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
903Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distant, far

Kun
とお.い
On
エンオン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
887 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

おにどお

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-10SKIP code
2q10.4The Kanji Dictionary
3430.3Four corner code
1465deroo
9060Unicode hex code
1-17-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4733Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6101New Nelson (John Haig)
3150New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3906Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2013Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
402Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
429Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
803A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2043Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
326Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39047PMorohashi
79A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
446Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
453Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
160sakade
264Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
85henshall3
224Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
110Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.5busy_people
714Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
409Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan3, yuan4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level