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ふるさと
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
This place is like a second home to me.
2. ruins; historic remains
Alt. forms
故ふる郷さと
92%
ふるさと
5%
古ふる里さと
1%
故ふる里さと
ふる里さと
Pitch accent
ふ
る
さと
Top 17800
Used in: 473
Composed of
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
one's second home; home away from home
one's second home; home away from home
Examples (43 in total)
I miss my hometown.
This is my hometown.
My hometown is the best in the world.
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