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遠陬 (えんすう, ensuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Related words 辺へん 境きょう 辺境 is the common modern word for 'remote region' or 'frontier'. 遠陬 is a rare literary synonym with a stronger nuance of distance from the capital.
僻へき 地ち 僻地 means 'remote place' or 'isolated area' in general. 遠陬 specifically emphasizes distance from the political center and has a classical flavor.
Etymology Compound of 遠 (distant) and 陬 (corner, remote place). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a classical Chinese-style compound used in literary Japanese.
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Long ago, it is said that a noble was exiled to a land distant from the capital.
遠陬 is an old word that refers to a remote frontier far from the capital.
