Japanese symbol for “backcountry”
僻地
へきち
Romaji: hekichi
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
In Japanese, backcountry is 僻地, read へきち (hekichi).
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Meanings
- n remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
Written forms: 僻地、へき地. Readings: へきち.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “backcountry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バックカントリー | バックカントリー bakkukantorii | backcountry; off-piste |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 僻み | ひがみ higami | prejudice; bias; warped view |
| 僻む | ひがむ higamu | to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to be prejudiced |
| 僻遠 | へきえん hekien | remote; outlying |
| 僻境 | へききょう hekikyou | deep rural areas |
| 僻隅 | へきぐう hekiguu | corner; nook |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; 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.