距離

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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
 距離 on Japanese Wikipedia

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

距(きょ)離(り) • (kyori) ←きより (kyori)?

  1. 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. 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. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
距離

Noun

距離 • (geori) (hangeul 거리)

  1. Hanja form? of 거리 (“distance”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
距離

Noun

距離

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