# 距 distance

足 (foot/ be enough) + 巨 (giant super huge) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

KYO | Keep Your Odor at a distance please.

## Mnemonic

| The distance is so giant, you can't journey there on foot.

## Jukugo

距離(きょり) | distance ★★☆☆☆ 距 (distance) + 離 (divorce / physical distance between things) = 距離 (distance) physical distance between two things: towns on a map, for instance, or the distance between an archer and a target - a much bigger distance than the related word 間隔.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
路 | road | EACH | 各
距 | distance | GIANT | 巨

EACH road goes on for a GIANT distance. (it's part of a massive public-works project driven by kickbacks. Quite elaborate, really!)

## Synonyms

differ 異なる 差 食い違い 相違 間隔 区別 距離