故郷

こきょう · also ふるさと

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

JLPT N3 common word Also written 古里、故里、ふる里

Meaning

n
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
n
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
n archaic
ruins; historic remains

Example sentences

故郷の老いた両親のことを考えて見るべきだ。

You must think of your old parents at home.
旅行をする人は誰でも、故郷のような良い所はないと思うだろう。

Whoever travels will find that there's no place like home.
無実を証明できなかったので、彼は故郷の町を去らなければならなかった。

Unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to leave his native town.