Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: far off, distant, long ago

Kunyomi: はる.か

Onyomi: ヨウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: walk

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ヨウエン far away, very far off, remote

ヨウニン absentee appointment to a distant administrative post (Nara and Heian periods)

ショウヨウ ramble, saunter, walk, wander, stroll

Kunyomi Examples

はるか far away, far off, far, distant, in the distance, long ago, long before

か彼方 はるかかなた faraway, far-off