LingakuFrequency rank: 2,609.
- hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old homeword usually written using kana alonesee also 故郷【こきょう】
- ruins; historic remainsarchaism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 故郷【ふるさと】Frequency rank: 2,609.
- ふる里【ふるさと】
- 古里【ふるさと】
- 故里【ふるさと】
- 旧里【ふるさと】【きゅうり】
- ふるさとFrequency rank: 45,256. – 46,118.
- きゅうりFrequency rank: 36,868. – 37,312.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
- ruins; historic remains
This word refers to the place where someone was born and raised, or where their family is from. It carries a sense of nostalgia and emotional attachment.
This meaning of the word refers to the remains of historical sites or ancient structures. It depicts a sense of the past and history.
Many tourists visit the ruins of the castle in my hometown.
Generated collocations (experimental)
こきょう故郷をはなれる離れるto leave one's hometownこきょう故郷にかえる帰るto return to one's hometownこきょう故郷のふうけい風景scenery of one's hometownこきょう故郷のおもいで思い出memories of one's hometownこきょう故郷をなつかしむ懐かしむto long for one's hometownこきょう故郷のあじ味taste of one's hometownこきょう故郷のぶんか文化culture of one's hometownこきょう故郷をたいせつにする大切にするto cherish one's hometownれきしてき歴史的いせき遺跡historic ruinsこきょう故郷のひとびと人々people of one's hometownこきょう故郷のまつり祭りfestival of one's hometown
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- ふるさと．.
Example sentences
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Whoever travels will find that there's no place like home.
Unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to leave his native town.
He retired to his hometown, where he lived a quiet life.
He left his native village, never to return.
He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life.