Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

距: long-distance, spur

Also: fetlock

JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

足 carries the meaning · 巨 gives the sound

12 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

キョkyo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 距離きょりdistance; range; interval
  • 長距離ちょうきょりlong distance; long haul
  • 短距離たんきょりshort distance; short range; short-haul
  • 近距離きんきょりshort distance; close range
  • 遠距離えんきょりlong distance; long range
  • 中距離ちゅうきょりmiddle-distance (races)

Also read へだたる, けづめ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“See the foot firmly planted on the earth! The top part is the sturdy leg, while the bottom shows the foot ready to take a bold step forward.”
More in the 足 foot story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
足

Also built on foot (足)

All 11
巨

Also built on gigantic (巨)

距 takes the 巨 family's reading, キョ (kyo).

Also read キョ

10 kanji share this on'yomi
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jù

Same form: 距 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
距 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
距 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin jù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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