ふるさと
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"
Kanji used
past
hometown
Pitch accent
さと
Composed of
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
village; hamlet; countryside; country
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
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
one's second home; home away from home
Examples (40 in total)
How was your hometown?
I miss my hometown.
The Andromeda Galaxy is my home.