距離

きょり

distance

Also:difference (e.g. in opinion), metric

What does 距離 mean?

距離 is a Japanese noun meaning distance in English. It can also be translated as difference (e.g. in opinion), metric depending on context. It is written as 距離 in kanji, きょり in hiragana, and kyori in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

4マイルはかなりの距離だ。

Four miles is a good distance.