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Japanese symbol for “backcountry”

Romaji: hekichi
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

In Japanese, backcountry is , read (hekichi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

prejudice, bias, rural area
on: ヘキ、ヒ、ヘイ
kun: へき.する、ひが.む
15 strokes
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “backcountry”

WordReadingMeaning
バックカントリー bakkukantoriibackcountry; off-piste

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひがみ higamiprejudice; bias; warped view
ひがむ higamuto have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to be prejudiced
へきえん hekienremote; outlying
へききょう hekikyoudeep rural areas
へきぐう hekiguucorner; nook
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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