What does kanji 郷 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 郷 is home town.

How is kanji 郷 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 郷 are さと; the onyomi readings are キョウ, ゴウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 郷?

Kanji 郷 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 郷?

The main radical for kanji 郷 is 邑.

What words use kanji 郷?

Example words that use kanji 郷 include 郷里, 郷愁, 郷土, 郷土色.

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郷

Meaning

Kanji 郷

home town

home town, village, native place, district

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さと
Onyomi 音読み: キョウゴウ
Nanori 名乗り: くに

Variant: 鄉 (Itaiji) , 鄊 (Itaiji) , 乡 (Itaiji) • Old form: 鄕 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1077
Strokes: 11
Radical: 邑
Components: 幺 • 邦 • 艮
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 鄕 • 乡 • 芗 • 蚃 • 鄉 • 鄊 • 飨

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 79 entries that include this kanji.

郷里

きょうり

hometown

郷愁

きょうしゅう

nostalgia

郷土

きょうど

native place

郷土色

きょうどしょく

local color

郷

ごう

50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

郷に入っては郷に従え

ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

郷に入らば郷に従え

ごうにいらばごうにしたがえ

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

郷に入れば郷に従え

ごうにいればごうにしたがえ

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

郷学

ごうがく

village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)

郷関

きょうかん

one's hometown

郷軍

ごうぐん

veteran

郷国

きょうこく

one's native land

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は故郷を離れて東京で働いている。

He left his hometown and works in Tokyo.

夏になると故郷の海を思い出す。

When summer comes, I remember the sea in my hometown.

彼の故郷は山に囲まれた静かな村だ。

His hometown is a quiet village surrounded by mountains.

故郷の料理は今でも私のいちばんの好物です。

The food from my hometown is still my favorite.

祖父は故郷で小さな店を営んでいる。

My grandfather runs a small shop in his hometown.