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Dictionary: “故郷”

故郷

ふるさと

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

Example sentence

Tom went back to his hometown.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

故
On
こ
Kun
ゆえ;ふる.い;もと
Stroke count
9

・happenstance

・especially

・intentionally

・reason

・cause

・circumstances

・the late

・therefore

・consequently

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郷
On
きょう;ごう
Kun
さと
Stroke count
11

・home town

・village

・native place

・district

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故郷

ふるさと

→

ruins;historic remains

故郷

こきょう

→

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

故郷に錦を飾る

こきょうににしきをかざる

→

to come home in triumph;to return to one's hometown in glory

故郷へ錦を飾る

こきょうへにしきをかざる

→

to come home in triumph;to return to one's hometown in glory

故郷を慕う

こきょうをしたう

→

to pine for home

故郷忘じ難し

こきょうぼうじがたし

→

there is no place like home;home is sweet to an exile

故郷に錦を飾る

ふるさとににしきをかざる

→

to come home in triumph;to return to one's hometown in glory

故郷へ錦を飾る

ふるさとへにしきをかざる

→

to come home in triumph;to return to one's hometown in glory