All JLPT kanji
郷
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Meaningdistrict, home town, native place, village
On'yomiキョウ, ゴウ
Kun'yomiさと

Words with 郷

WordJLPTMeaning
故郷N3こきょうhometown / native place (more formal/literary; e.g. 彼[かれ]の故郷[こきょう] = his hometown)
故郷N2ふるさとhometown / birthplace (warm, emotional or everyday word; e.g. 故郷[ふるさと]に帰る[かえる] = return to one’s hometown)
郷土N1きょうどhomeland
郷愁N1きょうしゅうnostalgia, homesickness
郷里N1きょうりbirth-place, home town

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