Meaning of はるか in Japanese

Definition of はるか

はるか(haruka) 【遥か ·遙か】

(adj-na, adv, n) far; far away; distant; remote; far off
ジョンはメアリーよりもはるかに背が高い。
John is much taller than Mary.

はるかぜ(harukaze) · しゅんぷう(shunpuu) 【春風】

はるかに(harukani) 【遥かに ·遙かに】

(adv) far off; in the distance; long ago; far; by far; far and away
彼は遥かに時代を先んじていた。
He was far in advance of his days.

はるかかなた(harukakanata) 【遥か彼方】

(adj-no) faraway; far-off
偶然、はるかかなたを友人が歩いているのが見えた。
It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance.

みはるかす(miharukasu) 【見霽かす】

はるかむかし(harukamukashi) 【遥か昔】

"Well, even so my score is far above yours isn't it?" "What did you say!? If I was to go all out you'd be as nothing to me!"

The king of this country isn't a person, but a divine beast with three pairs of wings said to be in far away in the sky.

その飛行機ひこうき事故は昨日はるか海上かいじょうで起こった。

The airplane accident took place a long way off at sea yesterday.

その鳥とりははるかかなたに行った。

The bird went far away.

The explanation may be much more complex.

これと比較ひかくすると、あのほうがはるかによい。

In comparison with this, that is far better.

この方このほうが２つのうちではるかによい。

This is by far the better of the two.

This essay shows a great improvement.

He is much better at sports than me, to say the least.

かかわってくる問題もんだいは経済学けいざいがくの領域りょういきをはるかに越えている。

The questions involved go far beyond economics.