foreign land; strange land; far-off place
Refers to a land that is distant, unfamiliar, or culturally different. 異郷 often suggests a domestic far-off place, while 異境 leans toward a foreign or exotic land.
He started a new life in a strange land.
Traveling in foreign lands is exciting.
異郷 means a foreign or unfamiliar land away from home, the opposite of ふるさと, the place where one feels rooted and belongs.
foreigner; expatriate
Standard kanji form; often used for a domestic far-off land or a place that feels unfamiliar.
Alternate kanji form; often implies a foreign or exotic land.
Compound of 異 (i, 'different, strange') and 郷 (kyō, 'hometown, village'). The alternate form 異境 uses 境 (kyō, 'boundary, region').