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故郷こきょう (kokyou)

hometown, birthplace

  • JLPT N3
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #5301 most frequent

Meaning

故郷 (こきょう, kokyou) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “hometown, birthplace”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょは久ひさしぶりに故郷こきょうに帰かえりました。

She returned to her hometown after a long time.

音楽おんがくに故郷こきょうはなし。

Music is universal.

あの故郷こきょうへ帰かえるんだ。

I'm going back to that hometown.

ここは私わたしの故郷こきょうです。

This is the village where I was born.

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