"ふるさと" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Japanese]

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟sa̠to̞] Forms: Furusato [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese ふるさと (purusato₁). Compound of ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|ふるさと|tr=purusato₁}} Old Japanese ふるさと (purusato₁), {{com|ja|ふる|里|t1=something ancient, old, in the past|t2=village; home|tr1=furu|tr2=sato}} ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} ふるさと • (Furusato)
  1. 古郷, 古里, 故里, 生琉里, 生硫里: a placename
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-name-RV81S1cK
  2. 古里: a surname
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-name-Aj0oZiTL Categories (other): Japanese surnames

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟sa̠to̞] Forms: furusato [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese ふるさと (purusato₁). Compound of ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|ふるさと|tr=purusato₁}} Old Japanese ふるさと (purusato₁), {{com|ja|ふる|里|t1=something ancient, old, in the past|t2=village; home|tr1=furu|tr2=sato}} ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ふるさと • (furusato)
  1. a homeland, hometown (place one was born and/or raised) Synonyms: 家郷, 旧里, , 郷里, 故郷, ハイマート
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-noun-cact6J9Q Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 43 24 18 1 0 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 6 43 23 18 2 0 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 6 43 23 18 2 0 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 6 44 23 18 2 0 6 Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 25 13 10 0 4 6 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 6 24 14 10 1 3 6 24 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 26 15 10 1 2 4 26 10
  2. a familiar place one has lived, stayed, or visited in the past
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-noun-BYPPNosA Categories (other): Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 25 13 10 0 4 6 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 6 24 14 10 1 3 6 24 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 26 15 10 1 2 4 26 10
  3. an ancient city, usually crumbling or already in ruins, that once prospered Synonyms: 古跡, 古都
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-noun-FAWer9H9 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 26 15 10 1 2 4 26 10
  4. (figurative) a holy ground Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-noun-s-yB5ki0
  5. (archaic) one's house or home Tags: archaic Synonyms: 自宅, 我が家
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-noun-MRmJ~ghH
  6. (slang) female genitalia Tags: slang Synonyms: 女陰
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ja-noun-xJnRk1v6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ふるさと人 (furusato-bito) (ruby: (びと))

Noun [Old Japanese]

Forms: purusato₁ [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of ふる (puru, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato₁, “village; home”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|ふる|里|t1=something ancient, old, in the past|t2=village; home|tr1=puru|tr2=sato₁}} ふる (puru, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato₁, “village; home”) Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|tr=purusato₁}} ふるさと (purusato₁)
  1. a homeland, hometown (place one was born and/or raised)
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ojp-noun-cact6J9Q Categories (other): Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 25 13 10 0 4 6 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 6 24 14 10 1 3 6 24 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 26 15 10 1 2 4 26 10
  2. an ancient city, usually crumbling or already in ruins, that once prospered
    Sense id: en-ふるさと-ojp-noun-FAWer9H9 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 26 15 10 1 2 4 26 10

Alternative forms

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              "夢",
              "ゆめ"
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              "今",
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              "わす"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "furusato-bito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "人",
          "びと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "ふるさと人"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "ふるさと",
        "tr": "purusato₁"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese ふるさと (purusato₁)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ふる",
        "3": "里",
        "t1": "something ancient, old, in the past",
        "t2": "village; home",
        "tr1": "furu",
        "tr2": "sato"
      },
      "expansion": "ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese ふるさと (purusato₁).\nCompound of ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”).",
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    {
      "form": "furusato",
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        "romanization"
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That hill where I chased rabbits, that river where I fished for carp, even now they appear like a dream, the furusato I can't forget.",
          "ref": "Tatsuyuki Takano (lyrics), Teiichi Okano (music) (1914), “Furusato [My Old Hometown]”, (in Japanese)",
          "roman": "Usagi oishi ka no yama, kobuna tsurishi ka no kawa, yume wa ima mo megurite, wasuregataki furusato",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "兎",
              "うさぎ"
            ],
            [
              "追",
              "お"
            ],
            [
              "山",
              "やま"
            ],
            [
              "小",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "鮒",
              "ぶな"
            ],
            [
              "釣",
              "つ"
            ],
            [
              "川",
              "かは"
            ],
            [
              "夢",
              "ゆめ"
            ],
            [
              "今",
              "いま"
            ],
            [
              "忘",
              "わす"
            ],
            [
              "難",
              "がた"
            ],
            [
              "故郷",
              "ふるさと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "兎追ひしかの山 小鮒釣りしかの川 夢は今もめぐりて 忘れ難き故郷"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a homeland, hometown (place one was born and/or raised)"
      ],
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        [
          "homeland",
          "homeland"
        ],
        [
          "hometown",
          "hometown"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place#English"
        ],
        [
          "born",
          "born#English"
        ],
        [
          "raised",
          "raised#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "家郷"
        },
        {
          "word": "旧里"
        },
        {
          "word": "郷"
        },
        {
          "word": "郷里"
        },
        {
          "word": "故郷"
        },
        {
          "word": "ハイマート"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Is that so? I do not know people's heart―yet in my old place the flowers are fragrant as in the past.",
          "roman": "Hito wa isa kokoro mo shirazu furusato wa hana zo mukashi no ka ni nioikeru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "心",
              "こころ"
            ],
            [
              "知",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "花",
              "はな"
            ],
            [
              "香",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "人はいさ心も知らずふるさとは花ぞむかしの香ににほひける",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a familiar place one has lived, stayed, or visited in the past"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "familiar",
          "familiar"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ],
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "visited",
          "visited"
        ],
        [
          "past",
          "past"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Even in the capital of Nara, now become our home of old the cherry blossoms again have bloomed, their hue unchanged.",
          "roman": "Furusato to narinishi Nara no miyako ni mo iro wa kawarazu hana wa sakikeri",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "奈良",
              "なら"
            ],
            [
              "都",
              "みやこ"
            ],
            [
              "色",
              "いろ"
            ],
            [
              "花",
              "はな"
            ],
            [
              "咲",
              "さ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ふるさととなりにし奈良の都にも色はかはらず花は咲きけり",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an ancient city, usually crumbling or already in ruins, that once prospered"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "crumbling",
          "crumble"
        ],
        [
          "already",
          "already"
        ],
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "once",
          "once"
        ],
        [
          "prosper",
          "prosper"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "古跡"
        },
        {
          "word": "古都"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a holy ground"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
        ],
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) a holy ground"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one's house or home"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "home",
          "home"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) one's house or home"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "自宅"
        },
        {
          "word": "我が家"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "female genitalia"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "genitalia",
          "genitalia"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) female genitalia"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "女陰"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "ふるさと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟sa̠to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ふるさと"
}

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    "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
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        "tr": "purusato₁"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ふる",
        "3": "里",
        "t1": "something ancient, old, in the past",
        "t2": "village; home",
        "tr1": "furu",
        "tr2": "sato"
      },
      "expansion": "ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese ふるさと (purusato₁).\nCompound of ふる (furu, “something ancient, old, in the past”) + 里 (sato, “village; home”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Furusato",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper"
      },
      "expansion": "ふるさと • (Furusato)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "古郷, 古里, 故里, 生琉里, 生硫里: a placename"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "古郷",
          "古郷#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "古里",
          "古里#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "故里",
          "故里#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "生琉里",
          "生琉里#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "生硫里",
          "生硫里#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "古里: a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "古里",
          "古里#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ふるさと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟sa̠to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ふるさと"
}

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    "Old Japanese lemmas",
    "Old Japanese nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ふるさと",
            "tr": "furusato"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: ふるさと (furusato)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: ふるさと (furusato)"
    }
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        "3": "里",
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        "t2": "village; home",
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      },
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      "name": "com"
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    {
      "form": "purusato₁",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
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      },
      "expansion": "ふるさと (purusato₁)",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for translations of Old Japanese usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": ", text here\n従情毛我者不念寸又更吾故郷爾將還來者\nko₂ko₂ro₂ yu mo a pa omopazuki₁ mata sara ni waga purusato₁ ni kape₁riko₂mu to₂ pa",
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        }
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        "a homeland, hometown (place one was born and/or raised)"
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          "hometown"
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          "born",
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          "raised",
          "raised#English"
        ]
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    },
    {
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      ],
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        {
          "text": ", text here\n君爾因言之繁乎古郷之明日香乃河爾潔身為爾去\nki₁mi₁ ni yo₂ri ko₂to₂ no₂ sige₂ki₁ wo purusato₁ no₂ Asuka-no₂-kapa ni *mi₁so₂gi₁ si ni yuku",
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        }
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        "an ancient city, usually crumbling or already in ruins, that once prospered"
      ],
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          "city",
          "city"
        ],
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          "crumbling",
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        ],
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          "already",
          "already"
        ],
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          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
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          "once",
          "once"
        ],
        [
          "prosper",
          "prosper"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ふるさと"
}

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