距 means “distance”

きょ · kyo

Also: long-distance, spur, fetlock

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): へだたる, けづめ
On'yomi (Chinese reading): キョ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

A foot (足, squeezed to the left) beside a giant (巨): picture a giant's stride eating up the ground between two places. 距 lives in 距離, distance: 長距離 is long-distance, and 距離を置く is keeping someone at arm's length.

Used in 距離 (kyori, distance), 長距離 (choukyori, long distance), and 距離感 (kyorikan, sense of distance)

距 means “distance”

The story

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