Illustration: An adult carrying a travel bag stands at the gate of a modest house in a Japanese coastal town, warmly greeted by two older relatives. In the adult's hand is an old photograph showing them as a child beside the same gate and its distinctive bent pine tree.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

故こ郷きょう

kokyou

hometown

Example sentences

  1. 故郷こきょうが恋こいしいな。

    I miss my hometown.

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  2. 故郷こきょうはどうだった？

    How was your hometown?

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  3. 彼かれは故郷こきょうの夢ゆめを見みた。

    He dreamed about his home.

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Kanji in 故郷

  • 故happenstance; especiallyOnコKunゆえ・ふるい・もと
  • 郷home town; villageOnキョウ・ゴウKunさと

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