僻地(へきち)

へきち
noun
remote area; backwater
geography
1. remote area; isolated place; backwater
A place far from urban centers with limited access to services and infrastructure. Often used in policy and medical contexts to describe areas with insufficient facilities.
僻地(へきち)には病院(びょういん)が少(すく)ない。
There are few hospitals in remote areas.
僻地(へきち)医療(いりょう)の充実(じゅうじつ)が求(もと)められている。
Improvements in remote-area healthcare are being called for.
この村(むら)は僻地(へきち)にあるため、買(か)い物(もの)に行(い)くのにも車(くるま)で一時間(いちじかん)かかる。
Because this village is in a remote area, it takes an hour by car just to go shopping.

Usage

Often used in administrative and policy contexts, especially regarding healthcare (僻地(へきち)医療(いりょう)) and education. Carries a somewhat negative connotation of being disadvantaged by location.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 秘境(ひきょう): unexplored region — romantic, adventurous connotation, unlike the practical tone of 僻地(へきち)
  • 辺境(へんきょう): frontier — the edge of civilization, often used historically or geographically
  • 田舎(いなか): countryside — neutral or positive, simply means rural area

Related Words

Synonym: 秘境(ひきょう) (unexplored region (romantic))
Synonym: 辺境(へんきょう) (frontier)
Compare: 田舎(いなか) (countryside (neutral/positive))
Compare: 最果(さいは)て (the farthest reaches)
Compare: 遠方(えんぽう) (distant place)
Related: 遠隔地(えんかくち) (remote area)
Compare: 過疎地(かそち) (depopulated area)
Compare: 郡部(ぐんぶ) (rural area)
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Added 2026.3.15 18:46 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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