distant land; remote region; horizon
Literary or poetic term for a far-off place beyond the horizon, often with a sense of vast distance or separation. Not used in everyday conversation.
He set off for a distant land beyond the horizon.
Lament being all alone in the world, as if at the ends of the earth.
completely alone in the world; without a single relative
very far away; the heavenly shores
far apart; ends of the earth
From Chinese 天涯 (tiānyá), literally 'sky's edge' or 'end of the heavens'. The Japanese reading is on'yomi. The exact historical borrowing is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical Japanese literature.