English Meaning of 故郷:
「故郷」means “hometown”.
Japanese Meaning of 故郷:
| 生まれ（育っ）た土地や以前に住み、またはなじんでいた場所。 |
Note:
| 「故郷」can be read as 「こきょう」too. ふるさと is usually used. こきょう is little formal. If you seen 故郷, you can pronounce both. But こきょう tends to be used in written language and ふるさと tends to be used in spoken language. |
Example Sentences of 故郷:
| 故郷はどうだった？ How was your hometown? 彼は故郷の夢を見た。 He dreamed about his hometown. 彼は故郷の村に帰った。 He returned to his native village. 私は若いころに故郷を出た。 I left my hometown when I was young. 私は１０年ぶりに故郷に帰った。 I went back to my hometown for the first time in ten years. トムはひとりで故郷へ帰った。 Tom went back to his hometown alone. ロンドンは彼らの第二の故郷です。 London is their second hometown. 故郷を思い出さずにはいられない。 I can never forget my hometown. 彼女は故郷が恋しくてたまらなかった。 She was homesick. 大学を卒業した後、私は故郷に帰って３年間両親と一緒に住んだ。 After I graduated from college, I moved back to my hometown and lived with my parents for three years. |