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遠のく

とおのく

Readings

とおのく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5k, vito move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to fade away; to die away
  2. 2.
    v5k, vito drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits); to fall away (e.g. of customers)

Kanji breakdown

N313 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

太鼓の音は遠のいていった。

The drum faded away.

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to become distant; to recede

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