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故郷
furusato
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)
Example sentence
田舎の故郷を思い出すと、心が温かくなる。
Whenever I recall my rural hometown, my heart feels warm.
Kanji in 故郷
Sentences with 故郷
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 事故 | N4 | じこ | じこaccident | |
| 故障 | N4 | こしょうする | こしょうするbreakdown, malfunction; to break down, to malfunction | |
| 故郷 | N3 | こきょう | こきょうhometown / native place (more formal/literary; e.g. 彼[かれ]の故郷[こきょう] = his hometown) | |
| 故人 | N3 | こじん | こじんthe deceased | |
| 故 | N1 | ゆえ | ゆえreason, cause, circumstances | |
| 郷土 | N1 | きょうど | きょうどhomeland | |
| 郷愁 | N1 | きょうしゅう | きょうしゅうnostalgia, homesickness | |
| 郷里 | N1 | きょうり | きょうりbirth-place, home town |
More Places & Locations words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 周辺 | しゅうへん | しゅうへんcircumference, peripheral | |
| 温泉 | おんせん | おんせんspa, hot spring | |
| 関西 | かんさい | かんさいKansai region (western Japan, including Osaka and Kyoto) | |
| 職場 | しょくば | しょくばworkplace | |
| 関東 | かんとう | かんとうKanto region (eastern Japan, including Tokyo) | |
| ショップ | ショップ | ショップa shop | |
| 付近 | ふきん | ふきんneighborhood, vicinity | |
| 各地 | かくち | かくちvarious parts of the country |
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