A1 Collocation Neutral

遠い場所

tooi basho

Distant place

Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use '遠い場所' to describe any location that is physically far away from your current position.

  • Means: A location that requires significant travel time or distance to reach.
  • Used in: Describing travel destinations, childhood homes, or remote vacation spots.
  • Don't confuse: '遠い' (adjective) with '遠く' (adverbial form used for actions).
Map pin + Long road + Airplane = 遠い場所

Explanation at your level:

This phrase means a place that is not near. You use it when talking about travel or where you live.
It describes a location that requires a long journey. It is a common way to express distance in daily Japanese conversations.
This collocation is used to denote significant spatial separation. It is versatile and can be modified by various particles to indicate movement toward or from a distant point.
The phrase serves as a standard descriptor for remote locations. It is frequently employed in travel narratives and descriptive prose to establish a sense of journey and displacement.
Beyond its literal spatial application, it functions as a marker of geographical extremity. It is syntactically flexible, allowing for integration into complex sentence structures involving relative clauses and conditional markers.
The term encapsulates the cognitive mapping of distance within the Japanese lexicon. It functions as a deictic anchor, contrasting with 'chikai' (near), and is essential for articulating spatial relationships in both formal and literary contexts.

Significado

A location that is far away.

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Contexto cultural

Japanese people often use distance to describe how 'hidden' or 'special' a location is.

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Use it for travel

Great for talking about trips.

Significado

A location that is far away.

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Use it for travel

Great for talking about trips.

Ponte a prueba

Fill in the blank.

ここは＿＿＿場所です。

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: 遠い

Tooi modifies the noun basho.

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Preguntas frecuentes

1 preguntas

It is neutral.

Frases relacionadas

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遠いところ

synonym

Far place

Dónde usarla

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Travel Planning

A: どこに行きたい？

B: 遠い場所に行きたいです。

neutral

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Think of a 'Tooi' (Too-ee) long road to a place.

Visual Association

A lonely road stretching into the horizon with a single signpost.

Story

I looked at the map. I saw a point far away. I said, 'That is a 遠い場所.' I packed my bags and left.

Word Web

遠い場所遠く遠方近い旅

Desafío

Describe three places you have visited using '遠い場所'.

In Other Languages

Spanish high

Un lugar lejano

Spanish uses 'lejano' while Japanese uses 'tooi'.

French high

Un endroit lointain

Word order is reversed.

German moderate

Ein weit entfernter Ort

German is more descriptive with compound words.

Japanese self

遠い場所

N/A

Arabic moderate

مكان بعيد

Adjective placement is post-nominal.

Easily Confused

遠い場所 vs 遠く

Adverb vs Adjective

Use 遠く for actions, 遠い for nouns.

Preguntas frecuentes (1)

It is neutral.

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