とおめ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
遠目
遠眼

From (とお) (tō-) + () (me).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おめ [tòómé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːme̞]

Noun

とおめ • (tōmeとほめ (tofome)?

  1. Farsightedness.
  2. A position of having stepped back; the state of having a broader view.
Synonyms
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
遠め

From (とお) (tō-) + (-me).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おめ [tòómé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːme̞]

Adjective

とおめ • (tōmeとほめ (tofome)?-na (adnominal とおめ (tōme na), adverbial とおめ (tōme ni))

  1. slightly farther than usual
Inflection
Antonyms

Noun

とおめ • (tōmeとほめ (tofome)?

  1. being slightly farther than usual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN