Word Meaning 郷社

ごうしゃ gousha

郷社 is read as ごうしゃ (gousha) and means village shrine.

Meaning

English

village shrine

Reading

Kana

ごうしゃ

Romaji

gousha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 136389 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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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

郷土文学

きょうどぶんがく

folk literature

郷土料理

きょうどりょうり

regional cuisine

郷土小説

きょうどしょうせつ

local story

郷国

きょうこく

one's native land

郷党

きょうとう

people from one's hometown

郷友会

きょうゆうかい

social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)

郷土食

きょうどしょく

local cuisine

郷学

ごうがく

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