Meaning
郷里 (きょうり, kyouri) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “birth-place, home town”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は郷里の母校にお金を寄付した
He contributed money to his old school in his hometown.
郷里制に変わった。
This was the shift to the gorisei (township-neighborhood system).
あそこが彼の郷里です.
That's the place where he comes from.
彼の郷里は鹿児島です.
His home is in Kagoshima.
郷里に先祖代代の墓がある
In my hometown there are graves going back many generations.
郷里からカニを取り寄せました
I had a crab sent from my hometown.
僕の郷里の町は海に接している。
My hometown is adjacent to the ocean.
私の郷里の町は海に接している。
My home town is adjacent to the ocean.
彼は郷里の両親によく電話しますか。
Does he often call his parents at home?
私の郷里は20年前とは大変違っている。
My hometown is very different from 20 years ago.
彼は毎週必ず郷里の父に手紙を書きます。
He always writes a letter to his father at home every week.
彼は「飛び石」連休を利用して郷里を訪れた。
He availed himself of the 'off-and-on' holidays to visit his native country.