故郷 – Vocabulary details

故ふる郷さと

Meanings

Noun

Usually written in kana

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

2. ruins; historic remains

when read as "ふるさと"

Alt. forms

Kanji used

故

past

郷

hometown

Pitch accent

ふ

る

さと

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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

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Examples (40 in total)

故こ郷きょうはどうだった？

How was your hometown?

故こ郷きょうが恋こいしいな。

I miss my hometown.

アンドロメダ銀ぎん河がは故こ郷きょうです。

The Andromeda Galaxy is my home.

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