遠隔

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 遠隔 is read as えんかく and means remote or at a distance.
• Basic usage: It can work adverbially for remote support or form a compound for remote control.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Supporting a distant facility
  • 遠隔で支援する means providing support to the distant clinic from elsewhere. Example: 離れた診療所を遠隔で支援する仕組みを整えた。
• Operating equipment remotely
  • 遠隔操作 is the remote control used by the technician to close the warehouse door. Example: 技師は遠隔操作で倉庫の扉を閉めた。