最果(さいは)て

さいはて
noun
the farthest reaches; the ends (of the earth)
literarygeography
1. the farthest reaches; the ends of the earth; the most remote place
The most distant, remote point of a region or territory. Often carries a poetic or dramatic tone.
世界(せかい)の最果(さいは)てを目指(めざ)す。
I aim for the ends of the earth.
ここは日本(にほん)の最果(さいは)ての地(ち)だ。
This is the most remote place in Japan.
北海道(ほっかいどう)の最果(さいは)てにある灯台(とうだい)を訪(たず)ねて、地(ち)の果(は)てに来(き)たという実感(じっかん)がわいた。
When I visited the lighthouse at the northernmost tip of Hokkaido, I truly felt like I had come to the edge of the world.

最果(さいは)て combines 最(さい) (most, utmost) with 果(は)て (end, extremity). It has a literary, evocative quality and is often used in travel writing, poetry, and dramatic contexts.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 果(は)て: end, extremity — simpler and less dramatic
  • 辺境(へんきょう): frontier, remote region — more factual, used in geography and history
  • 僻地(へきち): remote area, backwater — can carry a negative connotation of underdevelopment

Related Words

Compare: 辺境(へんきょう) (frontier, remote region)
Compare: 僻地(へきち) (remote area, backwater)
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Added 2026.3.12 11:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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