郷
郷

home town, village, native place, district

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Common Words

故郷こきょうNounFreq #3458
1

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

里郷さとNounFreq #8218
1

village; hamlet

2

countryside; country

3

里 only

home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

4

里 only

one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past

ふるさと故郷古里故里NounFreq #21290
1

Word usually written using kana alone

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

Examples
トムは故郷へと戻って行った。
Tom went back to his hometown.
2

Archaic

ruins; historic remains

郷里きょうりNounFreq #23543
1

hometown; birthplace

Examples
私の郷里の町は海に接している。
My home town is adjacent to the ocean.
郷ごうNounFreq #23603
1

countryside; country

2

50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

郷愁きょうしゅうNounFreq #23749
1

nostalgia; homesickness

Examples
管弦楽団は郷愁に満ちた音楽を演奏し始めた。
The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.
郷きょうNounFreq #23803
1

hometown

2

rural township (of China)

同郷どうきょうNounFreq #24237
1

same village; same town; same province

本郷ほんごうNounFreq #25405
1

one's hometown

生まれ故郷うまれこきょうNounFreq #26960
1

one's birthplace

Examples
彼女は生まれ故郷に埋葬された。
She was buried in her hometown.
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