Japanese

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Alternative spellings
遠退く
遠のく

Etymology

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From (とお) (tō-) + 退() (noku).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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とおのく (tōnokuとほのく (tofonoku)?godan (stem とおのき (tōnoki), past とおのいた (tōnoita))

  1. to become distant
    Synonym: とおざかる (tōzakaru)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN