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幽境 (ゆうきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幽ゆう境きょう

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Meanings

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noun

secluded place; solitude

Literary word for a quiet, remote place away from people; often carries a refined or poetic tone.

彼かれは都と会かいを離はなれ、山やま奥おくの幽ゆう境きょうに庵いおりを結むすんだ。
He left the city and built a hermitage in a secluded mountain retreat.
この庭てい園えんはまさに都と会かいの幽ゆう境きょうだ。
This garden is truly a secluded haven in the city.

Kanji

幽seclude, confine to a room, deep
境boundary, border, region

Similar words

隠かくれ里ざと
隠れ里 is a hidden village, often with a folkloric or mythical nuance, while 幽境 is a more general literary term for any secluded place.
仙せん境きょう
仙境 implies a mystical, fairy-tale-like retreat, whereas 幽境 simply emphasizes quiet seclusion without supernatural overtones.

Etymology

Compound of 幽 (secluded, quiet) and 境 (boundary, place). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is used in classical and modern literary Japanese.