遠 隔 地(えんかくち)

えんかくち

noun

remote area; distant place

1. remote area; distant place

A place that is far away from a given reference point, typically from urban centers or the speaker's location. Used in administrative, business, and everyday contexts to describe locations that are difficult to access due to distance.

遠隔地(えんかくち)への配送(はいそう)は時間(じかん)がかかる。

Delivery to remote areas takes time.

遠隔地(えんかくち)に住(す)んでいても、オンラインで授業(じゅぎょう)が受(う)けられる。

Even if you live in a remote area, you can take classes online.

遠隔地(えんかくち)の医療(いりょう)体制(たいせい)をどう整(ととの)えるかが課題(かだい)となっている。

How to improve the medical system in remote areas has become an issue.

A formal term often used in logistics, administration, and policy discussions. The prefix 遠隔(えんかく) (remote, distant) also appears in 遠隔(えんかく)操作(そうさ) (remote control) and 遠隔(えんかく)医療(いりょう) (telemedicine).

Common collocations

遠隔地(えんかくち)への配送(はいそう): delivery to remote areas
遠隔地(えんかくち)手当(てあて): remote area allowance
遠隔地(えんかくち)医療(いりょう): healthcare in remote areas
遠隔地(えんかくち)勤務(きんむ): working from a remote location

Related words

僻地(へきち): remote region — stronger connotation of isolation and underdevelopment
離島(りとう): remote island — island far from the mainland
過疎地(かそち): depopulated area — emphasizes population decline
遠方(えんぽう): far away, distant place — more general

Related Words

Related: 僻地(へきち) (remote region)

Related: 離島(りとう) (remote island)

Related: 過疎地(かそち) (depopulated area)

Related: 遠方(えんぽう) (far away, distant place)

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Added 2026.3.31 7:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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