辺へん塞さい

noun

frontier fort; border fortress

Historical or literary term for a defensive outpost on a remote border. Rare in modern everyday language.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの辺へん塞さいは、異い民みん族ぞくの侵しん入にゅうを防ふせぐために築きずかれた。

  Frontier forts in ancient China were built to prevent invasions by foreign tribes.

noun

remote area; frontier region

Refers to a distant, sparsely populated borderland. Often used in historical or geographical contexts.

• 彼かれは辺へん塞さいの地ちで一いっ生しょうを終おえた。

  He spent his whole life in a remote frontier region.