noun
land distant from the capital; remote region
Literary term for a far-off province or area far from the seat of government. Rare in modern Japanese; mainly encountered in classical or historical contexts.
その昔、遠陬の地に流された貴族がいたという。
Long ago, it is said that a noble was exiled to a land distant from the capital.
「遠陬」は、都から遠く離れた辺境を指す古い言葉だ。
遠陬 is an old word that refers to a remote frontier far from the capital.