郷 – home town, village, native place

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The kanji 郷 means home town, village, native place, district. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ、ゴウ (kyou, gou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さと (sato). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 邑 (no. 163).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
On’yomi	ゴウ	gou
Kun’yomi	さと	sato

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 邑 (Kangxi radical 163). Components: 艮・邦・幺.

Words using 郷

故郷こきょうhometown故郷ふるさとhometown郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia郷土きょうどnative place郷里きょうりhometown

Example sentences

トムは故郷へと戻って行った。

Tom went back to his hometown.

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管弦楽団は郷愁に満ちた音楽を演奏し始めた。

The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.

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私の郷里の町は海に接している。

My home town is adjacent to the ocean.

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Kanji with the same radical

部都邦邸郵郡郊邪那

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