距離

See also: 距离

Chinese
at a distance of; distance; to be apart
 
to leave; to depart; to go away
to leave; to depart; to go away; from
trad. (距離) 距 離
simp. (距离) 距 离

Pronunciation

Noun

距離

  1. (literally, figuratively) distance (Classifier: 段)

Synonyms
  • (literary, or in compounds) 距 (jù)

Verb

距離

  1. to be apart; to be away from

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (距離):
  • → Korean: 거리(距離) (geori)
  • → Vietnamese: cự li (距離)

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
距 離
きょ
Grade: S		 り
Grade: S
kan’on on’yomi

Etymology

May be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 距 (kyo, “to be away from”) +‎ 離 (ri, “separation”).

First cited in the 和蘭字彙 (Oranda Jii, “Dutch Dictionary”), published in two parts in 1855 and 1858.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

距(きょ)離(り) • (kyori) ←きより (kyori)?

  1. [from 1855] distance
    そこまで距(きょ)離(り)がある。
    Soko made kyori ga aru.
    It is a bit far away.
  2. [from 1915] mental distance, psychological gap
    彼(かの)女(じょ)との距(きょ)離(り)を縮(ちぢ)める
    kanojo to no kyori o chijimeru
    to become closer to one's girlfriend
    (literally, “to shrink the distance between one and one's girlfriend”)

Derived terms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
距離

Noun

距離 • (geori) (hangeul 거리)

  1. Hanja form? of 거리 (“distance”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
距離

Noun

距離

  1. chữ Hán form of cự ly (“distance”).
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