故郷 – Vocabulary details

故ふる郷さと

Meanings

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

2. ruins; historic remains

Alt. forms

Kanji used

故

past

郷

hometown

Pitch accent

ふ

る

さと

Used in: 2552

Composed of

故ふる

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

郷さと

village; hamlet; countryside; country

Used in vocabulary (4 in total)

故ふる郷さとに錦にしきを飾かざる

to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory

故ふる郷さとへ錦にしきを飾かざる

to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory

故ふる郷さと納のう税ぜい

hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government

第だい二にの故ふる郷さと

one's second home; home away from home

Examples (35 in total)

故ふる郷さとが恋こいしいな。

I miss my hometown.

ここが私わたしの故ふる郷さとです。

This is my hometown.

私わたしの故ふる郷さとは世せ界かい一いちだ。

My hometown is the best in the world.

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