41 故郷
Hometown

Meaning

Primary

Hometown

Secondary

Birthplace

Word Type

noun

Reading

こきょう, ふるさと

Notes

Groups

- 生まれ（うまれ） Birthplace, Birth
- 里（さと） Hometown, Village, One's Parents' Home
- 出身（しゅっしん） One's Origin, One's Hometown, One's Birthplace
- 郷里（きょうり） Hometown, Birthplace
- 故郷（こきょう、ふるさと） Hometown, Birthplace
- 帰郷する（ききょうする） To Return To One's Hometown

Remarks

Hometown こきょう rhymes with Tokyo.
He calls his Hometown 故郷 the small 小こ capital 京きょう
His Hometown is little 小こ Kyoto きょう
In the news, they like to use a fancy reading for 故郷ふるさと which actually derives from 古里古いふるい Old 里さと Home Village, Village, One's Parents' Home, Home Town, Hometown

Kanji Composition