距離

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 距離 is read きょり.
• Basic usage: It refers to the distance or separation between two places or people.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distance between places
  • 家から学校までの距離: the physical distance from home to school.
• Space between people
  • 適度な距離を保った: keeping an appropriate distance from another person while speaking.