しゅっしん
Meanings
Noun
1. one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
I'm also from here.
Pitch accent
しゅ
っしん
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
Examples (92 in total)
He's from Kabylie.
I'm from Rio.
I'm from the United States.
Are you from Kyoto?
I'm from Milan.
I'm from England.
I'm from Moscow.
I'm from Canada.
I'm from Switzerland.
I'm from Denmark.
I'm from Hungary.
I'm from nowhere.
I'm from Drenthe.
What country are you from?
I'm from the city.
Where are you from?
Are you from around here?
She is from France.
He comes from England.
Lucy is from America.
My grandfather is from Osaka.
Are you from the north?
You are from Hokkaido, aren't you?
I am from Shikoku.
Yes, I am from Sapporo.
I am from Egypt.
I'm from Berlin, Germany.
Jane comes from Australia.
I am from Shizuoka.
Laurie is from Australia.
I come from Saitama.
She's from Mexico.
I am from Brazil.
He comes from Wales.
Nancy is from London.
Are you originally from Finland?
I'm from Norway.
Are you from Algeria?
She's from Somalia.
She graduated from Kobe University.
Which country are you from?
Where are your friends from?
He is from this town.
I'm also from here.
By the way, where are you from?
I'm from Tokyo, Japan.
I'm from around here, actually.
Mr Wang is from China.
It was probably named that way because it is from Russia.
"Where are you from?" "I'm from Paris."
He must be from the South.
I come from a small farming family.
I'm from Ōita, you know.
We accept students from abroad.
Are you a graduate of Tohoku University?
We're all from Australia.
Do you come from Austria or Australia?
The lady came from a good family.
The foreigner comes from Scotland.
I thought you were from Boston.
His wife comes from California.
Ned comes from the state of Utah.
Is Lisa from Toronto?
"I thought you were from Slovakia." "I'm from Slovenia."
It doesn't matter where he comes from.
Where are you all from?
Hey, where are you really from?
Where are you from, Karen?
We both come from Germany.
"Where's your girlfriend from?" "She's Russian."
Tom and Mary are from the same city.
Judging from his accent, he is from Kansai.
I am from Hiroshima, but now I live in Tokyo.
Yes, he's from Brazil.
I have the French nationality, but I'm from Vietnam.
I come from Italy and I speak Italian.
He was from Texas or thereabout.
Tom isn't from Australia. He's from New Zealand.
The hijackers were from Middle Eastern countries.
I now live in Helsinki, but I'm originally from Kuopio.
She's not from here. She was born in another country.
She was from Kyoto, as was evident from her accent.
Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe.
Judging from his accent, he must be from Kyushu.
John comes from Florida and his wife from California.
My first cousin is from Egypt. He is Egyptian.
I come from a small town in the Midwest.
He married a Muslim woman from Algeria.
I don't know where you're from, and neither does he.
The singer, who is from Okinawa, is very popular among young people.
My parents are Spanish, but I was born in Argentina.
I am sure I'll get along with him because we are from the same prefecture.