遠 方(えんぽう)

えんぽう

noun

distant place; far away

formalwrittengeography

1. distant place; far away

A place that is far off in distance. Used as a noun referring to a remote location, often in contrast to nearby areas.

遠方(えんぽう)から来(き)た。

I came from far away.

遠方(えんぽう)のお客様(きゃくさま)もいらっしゃいます。

We also have customers from distant places.

遠方(えんぽう)に住(す)んでいるため、なかなか会(あ)う機会(きかい)がない。

Since I live far away, I rarely have the chance to meet up.

A somewhat formal or literary word for a distant place. In everyday speech, 遠(とお)く or 遠(とお)い所(ところ) is more common, but 遠方(えんぽう) appears frequently in written language, announcements, and polite speech.

Common collocations

遠方(えんぽう)から — from far away
遠方(えんぽう)に住(す)む — to live far away
遠方(えんぽう)のお客様(きゃくさま) — customers/guests from afar
遠方(えんぽう)への配送(はいそう) — delivery to distant locations

Similar words

遠(とお)く — far away; more casual and commonly used in daily speech
遠隔(えんかく) — remote; used for technology or systems (e.g., 遠隔(えんかく)操作(そうさ), remote control)
僻地(へきち) — remote/isolated area; carries a nuance of being undeveloped or hard to access

Related Words

Compare: 遠(とお)く (far away)

Compare: 遠隔(えんかく) (remote)

Compare: 僻地(へきち) (remote/isolated area)

Related: 遠隔地(えんかくち) (remote area)

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Added 2026.3.26 10:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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