辺地
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Meanings
1
remote place; out-of-the-way area
Refers to a place far from urban centers, often with a nuance of being inconvenient or isolated. Common in news and formal descriptions.
Because the village is in a remote area, transportation is inconvenient.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の辺地a remote part of 〈place〉
There are few hospitals in the remote areas of this prefecture.
- 辺地に住むto live in a remote area
My grandparents live in a remote area.
- 辺地の医療medical care in remote areas
The medical system in remote areas is still underdeveloped.