01
故郷
こきょう
hometown
Meanings
- home town
- village
- native place
- district
Readings
Onyomi
- キョウ
- ゴウ
Kunyomi
- さと
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Useful words
02
帰郷
ききょう
returning home
03
郷里
きょうり
birthplace
04
郷愁
きょうしゅう
nostalgia
05
理想郷
りそうきょう
utopia
06
郷土料理
きょうどりょうり
local cuisine
Compare Kanji
01里Meaning94%ri, villageThe hometown feeling of 郷 naturally meets 里, the village or home-place kanji.02村Meaning82%village, townA village setting connects them, with 村 more concrete and 郷 more nostalgic.03郡Component78%county, districtThe place-ear on 郷 also shows up in 郡, which marks a district rather than home.04都Pair72%metropolis, capitalCity and hometown make a useful contrast: 都 feels urban, 郷 points back home.05故Meaning70%happenstance, especially故 can carry the feeling of old or former ties, a natural doorway into hometown words.06邦Meaning64%home country, countryBoth look toward belonging to a place; 邦 is the country, 郷 the local home ground.