na-adjective, noun
deep and remote; secluded; profoundly quiet
Literary word evoking a sense of deep, mysterious remoteness, often used for landscapes, temples, or abstract concepts. Not an everyday word.
その寺は山奥にあり、幽遠な趣があった。
The temple was deep in the mountains and had a profoundly secluded atmosphere.
彼の詩には幽遠な世界が広がっている。
His poetry unfolds a deep and remote world.
Composed of 幽 (secluded, mysterious) and 遠 (distant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of deep, remote seclusion.