Vocab Info
N3 Noun
故郷home town, birthplace, native place, one's old home, ruins, historic remains
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home Usually written using kana alone,- See Also: 
- 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】
Details
- ふ 
- る 
- さ 
- と 
 
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Examples
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- あなたの故郷はどこですか? - Where is your hometown? - N3
 
- 僕と彼女の故郷は同じだそうだ。 - She said she and I share the same hometown. - N3
 
- 仕事のために仕方なく故郷を離れる事にしました。 - I had no choice but to leave my hometown for work. - N3
 
- 二年ぶりに故郷へ戻った。ところが何もかもが変わっていた。 - I returned to my hometown for the first time in two years. However, everything had changed. - N3
 
- 父によると、私たちの故郷は過疎化のせいでどんどん人口が減っているそうだ。 - According to my father, our hometown is becoming less and less populated due to depopulation. - N2
 
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