異郷

異境

Reading

Kana: いきょう

Romaji: ikyō

Definition

noun

1

foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land

Note: 異郷 is often domestic; 異境 is often foreign

Kanji

異

Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け

Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

郷

Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 さと

Meanings: home town, village, native place, district

境

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい

Meanings: boundary, border, region