corner; remote country place
Archaic or highly literary word for a secluded corner or remote rural area. Not used in modern everyday speech.
In old waka poetry, the word 'katahotori' is used to refer to a remote corner of the countryside.
Rare kanji spelling; the word is almost always written in kana.
Alternate rare kanji spelling; not commonly used.
Compound of 片 (kata, 'one side') and 辺 (hotori, 'vicinity'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical literature as a poetic term for a secluded spot.