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郷
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social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)
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Historical term
township-neighbourhood system; system in use between 715-740 CE which redefined the province-district-neighbourhood system, establishing 50-home townships of 2-3 neighbourhoods each
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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.
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Archaic
ruins; historic remains
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homecoming; return to one's home
Examples
その電報は彼女を帰郷させるための手であった。
The telegram was a trick to get her to come home.
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異郷 is often domestic; 異境 is often foreign
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
