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.
遠方から来た。
I came from far away.
遠方のお客様もいらっしゃいます。
We also have customers from distant places.
遠方に住んでいるため、なかなか会う機会がない。
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, 遠く or 遠い所 is more common, but 遠方 appears frequently in written language, announcements, and polite speech.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 遠方から — from far away
- 遠方に住む — to live far away
- 遠方のお客様 — customers/guests from afar
- 遠方への配送 — delivery to distant locations
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 遠く — far away; more casual and commonly used in daily speech
- 遠隔 — remote; used for technology or systems (e.g., 遠隔操作, remote control)
- 僻地 — remote/isolated area; carries a nuance of being undeveloped or hard to access