故郷

See also: 故鄉, 故乡, and 故鄕

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
故	郷
こ Grade: 5	きょう Grade: 6
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 故鄉 (MC kuo^H hɨɐŋ).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) こきょー [kóꜜkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ko̞kʲo̞ː]

Noun

故郷 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 故鄕, hiragana こきょう, rōmaji kokyō, historical hiragana こきやう)

home; hometown

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
故	郷
Grade: 5	Grade: 6
Irregular

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ふるさと [fùrúꜜsàtò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝsa̠to̞]

Noun

故郷 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 故鄕, hiragana ふるさと, rōmaji furusato)

home; hometown

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
故	郷
Grade: 5	Grade: 6
Irregular

Noun

故郷 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 故鄕, hiragana くに, rōmaji kuni)

(poetic) Alternative spelling of 国 (“country”)

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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