What does 遠い (tooi | とおい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

ここから遠いの？
koko kara tōi no?
Is it far from here?

優勝には程遠い。
yūshō ni wa hodotōi.
It's far from winning the first prize.

歩くと遠いですか。
aruku to tōi desu ka.
Is it too far to walk?

話は遠い昔に始まる。
hanashi wa tōi mukashi ni hajimaru.
The story begins far in the past. | The story begins a long time ago.

彼らの家は駅から遠い。
karera no ie wa eki kara tōi.
Their house is far from the station.

彼は彼女の遠い親戚だ。
kare wa kanojo no tōi shinseki da.
He is a distant relation of hers.

彼は私の遠い親類です。
kare wa watashi no tōi shinrui desu.
He is my distant relation.

大学は駅から遠いんです。
daigaku wa eki kara tōin desu.
Our college is far from the station.

太陽は地球からとても遠い。
taiyō wa chikyū kara totemo tōi.
The sun is so distant from the earth.

北海道はたいへん遠いですね。
hokkaidō wa taihen tōi desu ne.
Hokkaido is very far, isn't it?

彼は勤勉と言うにはほど遠い。
kare wa kinben to iu ni wa hodotōi.
He is far from diligent.

そのソフトは完璧からほど遠い。
sono sofuto wa kanpeki kara hodotōi.
That program is still far from perfect.

彼が生まれた村はここから遠い。
kare ga umare ta mura wa koko kara tōi.
The village in which he was born is far from here.

彼はお金持ちと言うにはほど遠い。
kare wa o kanemochi to iu ni wa hodotōi.
He is far from rich.

彼の答えは正確にというにはほど遠い。
kare no kotae wa seikaku ni to iu ni wa hodotōi.
His answer is far from right.

彼によればその案は完璧にはほど遠い。
kare ni yore ba sono an wa kanpeki ni wa hodotōi.
In his opinion, the plan is far from perfect.

彼の回答は満足なものとは程遠いものだった。
kare no kaitō wa manzoku na mono to wa hodotōi mono datta.
His answer was far from satisfactory.

彼が住んでいる所は町から遠い所に在ります。
kare ga sun de iru tokoro wa machi kara tōi tokoro ni ari masu.
The place where he lives is far from town.

人生は重い荷を背負って遠い道を行くようなものだ。
jinsei wa omoi ni o seotte tōi michi o iku yō na mono da.
One's life is like going far with a burden on one's back.

	The Japanese word
	遠い
	is pronounced
	tooi \| とおい
	means
	far, distant {adj}

	Examples:
	ここから遠いの？ koko kara tōi no? Is it far from here?
	優勝には程遠い。 yūshō ni wa hodotōi. It's far from winning the first prize.
	歩くと遠いですか。 aruku to tōi desu ka. Is it too far to walk?
	話は遠い昔に始まる。 hanashi wa tōi mukashi ni hajimaru. The story begins far in the past. \| The story begins a long time ago.
	彼らの家は駅から遠い。 karera no ie wa eki kara tōi. Their house is far from the station.
	彼は彼女の遠い親戚だ。 kare wa kanojo no tōi shinseki da. He is a distant relation of hers.
	彼は私の遠い親類です。 kare wa watashi no tōi shinrui desu. He is my distant relation.
	大学は駅から遠いんです。 daigaku wa eki kara tōin desu. Our college is far from the station.
	太陽は地球からとても遠い。 taiyō wa chikyū kara totemo tōi. The sun is so distant from the earth.
	北海道はたいへん遠いですね。 hokkaidō wa taihen tōi desu ne. Hokkaido is very far, isn't it?
	彼は勤勉と言うにはほど遠い。 kare wa kinben to iu ni wa hodotōi. He is far from diligent.
	そのソフトは完璧からほど遠い。 sono sofuto wa kanpeki kara hodotōi. That program is still far from perfect.
	彼が生まれた村はここから遠い。 kare ga umare ta mura wa koko kara tōi. The village in which he was born is far from here.
	彼はお金持ちと言うにはほど遠い。 kare wa o kanemochi to iu ni wa hodotōi. He is far from rich.
	彼の答えは正確にというにはほど遠い。 kare no kotae wa seikaku ni to iu ni wa hodotōi. His answer is far from right.
	彼によればその案は完璧にはほど遠い。 kare ni yore ba sono an wa kanpeki ni wa hodotōi. In his opinion, the plan is far from perfect.
	彼の回答は満足なものとは程遠いものだった。 kare no kaitō wa manzoku na mono to wa hodotōi mono datta. His answer was far from satisfactory.
	彼が住んでいる所は町から遠い所に在ります。 kare ga sun de iru tokoro wa machi kara tōi tokoro ni ari masu. The place where he lives is far from town.
	人生は重い荷を背負って遠い道を行くようなものだ。 jinsei wa omoi ni o seotte tōi michi o iku yō na mono da. One's life is like going far with a burden on one's back.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org