遥か

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) るか [háꜜrùkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝka̠]

    Adjective

    (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

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

    Inflection

    Adverb

    (はる) (haruka) 

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

    References

    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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