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Kanji dictionary: 郷 (home town)
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郷
Home town
This kanji has
11
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 6
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
home town, village, native place, district
On reading:
キョウ、ゴウ
kyō, gō
Kun reading:
さと
sato
Use examples
帰郷する
ききょうする
go one's hometown, return one's birthplace ☆=帰省する(きせいする)
理想郷
りそうきょう
Utopia ☆=ユートピア
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.
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