郷ごう
Meanings
Noun
1. countryside; country
2. 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
Kanji used
hometown
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
one's hometown
country samurai
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
being in one's hometown; countryside; the country; rural districts
veteran; reservist; ex-soldier
village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
village shrine
confinement to a secluded hut in one's home domain; punishment during the Edo period equivalent to lifelong exile, esp. in the Shōnai domain
township-neighbourhood system; system in use between 715-740 CE which redefined the province-district-neighbourhood system, establishing 50-home townships of 2-3 neighbourhoods each
township and village enterprises (in China); TVE
Sangō Station (Nara)