| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 遠い | とおい | remote, distant (past/places), faraway |
| 遠く | とおく | far away |
| 永遠 | えいえん | eternity |
| 久遠 | くおん | eternity |
| 遠足 | えんそく | an excursion, a trip, a hike, an outing, a picnic |
| 遠回り | とおまわり | a detour, a roundabout way |
| 遠視 | えんし | farsighted |
| 遠くに | とおくに | far away, a long way off, in the distance |
| 遠慮する | えんりょする | to hold back, to be modest |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう | telescope |
| 以遠 | いえん | beyond, further than |
| 前途遼遠 | ぜんとりょうえん | goal, destination |
| 宏遠 | こうえん | vast and far-reaching |
| 弘遠 | こうえん | vast and far-reaching |
| 悠遠 | ゆうえん | faraway, remoteness |
| 敬遠 | けいえん | keeping at a distance, kicking upstairs, giving a batter an "intentional walk" |
| 疎遠 | そえん | estrangement, neglect, silence |
| 遠 | とお | distant |
| 遠からず | とおからず | soon, in the near future |
| 遠山 | えんざん, とおやま | distant mountain |
| 遠征 | えんせい | expedition; away series (baseball) |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ | diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness |
| 遠慮なく | えんりょなく | without reservation |
| 遠慮会釈 | えんりょえしゃく | reserve and consideration (to others) |
| 遠泳 | えんえい | long-distance swimming |
| 遠浅 | とおあさ | shoal, wide shallow beach |
| 遠距離 | えんきょり | long distance, tele- |
| 遠隔 | えんかく | distant, remote, isolated |
| 遠雷 | えんらい | distant thunder |
| 遥遠 | ようえん | far away, very far off, remote |
| 遼遠 | りょうえん | remote, far off |
| 電波望遠鏡 | でんぱぼうえんきょう | radio telescope |