JLPT N1 · Noun

郷愁 (kyoushuu)

郷愁 (きょうしゅう, kyoushuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “nostalgia; homesickness”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きょうしゅう
Romaji: kyoushuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

nostalgia; homesickness · noun

Example sentences

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 郷愁

郷

home town, village, native placeキョウ・ゴウ・さと · 11 strokes

愁

distress, grieve, lamentシュウ・うれ.える・うれ.い · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 郷愁.

故郷こきょうhometown故郷ふるさとhometown郷土きょうどnative place郷里きょうりhometown

Source: JMdict entry 1238500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.