僻へき

na-adjective, noun

secluded; remote

Archaic adjectival noun describing a place that is isolated or far from others. Not used in modern everyday speech; encountered mainly in classical or literary contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「僻へきなる山やま里ざと」のように使つかわれることがある。

  In old texts, it is sometimes used like 'a secluded mountain village'.

na-adjective, noun

leaning to one side; biased

Archaic sense indicating a physical or metaphorical inclination or bias. Extremely rare; modern equivalents include 偏る (かたよる) or 傾く (かたむく).

• 「僻へき」には、片かた方ほうに寄よるという古ふるい意い味みもある。

  The character 僻 also has an old meaning of leaning to one side.