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郷

郷 — home town, village, native place

On
キョウ, ゴウ
Kun
さと
Strokes
11
JLPT
N1
School grade
6

Common words with 郷

  • 故郷ふるさとhometown; birthplace; native place; one's old homeCommon

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

  • 郷土きょうどnative place; birth-place; one's old homeCommon
  • 郷里きょうりhometown; birthplaceCommon

    私の郷里の町は海に接している。
    My home town is adjacent to the ocean.

  • 郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia; homesicknessCommon
  • 同郷どうきょう(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)Common
  • 故郷こきょうhometown; birthplace; native place; one's old homeCommon
  • 望郷ぼうきょうhomesickness; nostalgiaOccasional
  • 帰郷ききょうhomecoming; return to one's homeOccasional
  • 異郷いきょうforeign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off landOccasional
  • 理想郷りそうきょうideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; ArcadiaOccasional
  • 水郷すいごうbeautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal districtOccasional
  • 郷土色きょうどしょくlocal color; local colourOccasional
  • 温泉郷おんせんきょうhot-spring village; onsen villageOccasional
  • 在郷軍人ざいごうぐんじんreservistOccasional
  • 本郷ほんごうone's hometownOccasional
  • 第二の故郷だいにのこきょうone's second home; home away from homeRare
  • 郷きょうhometownRare
  • 郷ごうcountryside; countryRare
  • 郷夢きょうむhomesickness; dreaming of one's hometownRare
  • 郷軍ごうぐんveteran; reservist; ex-soldierRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 74 words that use 郷.

  • 故郷 ふるさと hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
  • 郷土 きょうど native place; birth-place; one's old home
  • 郷愁 きょうしゅう nostalgia; homesickness
  • 同郷 どうきょう (being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
  • 故郷 こきょう hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

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