Vocab Info

N3 Noun

故郷(ふるさと)home town, birthplace, native place, one's old home, ruins, historic remains

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

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

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    2. Noun

      2.

      ruins, historic remains

      Archaic

    All Forms

    故郷 【ふるさと】ふる里 【ふるさと】古里 【ふるさと】故里 【ふるさと】旧里 【ふるさと】旧里 【きゅうり】

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    Examples

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      あなたの故郷(ふるさと)はどこですか?

      Where is your hometown?

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      (ぼく)彼女(かのじょ)故郷(ふるさと)(おな)じだそうだ。

      She said she and I share the same hometown.

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      仕事(しごと)のために仕方(しかた)なく故郷(ふるさと)(はな)れる(こと)にしました。

      I had no choice but to leave my hometown for work.

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      ()(ねん)ぶりに故郷(ふるさと)(もど)った。ところが(なに)もかもが()わっていた。

      I returned to my hometown for the first time in two years. However, everything had changed.

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      (ちち)によると、(わたし)たちの故郷(ふるさと)過疎(かそ)()のせいでどんどん人口(じんこう)()っているそうだ。

      According to my father, our hometown is becoming less and less populated due to depopulation.

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