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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ko̞kʲo̞ː] Forms: 故郷 [canonical] (ruby: (), (きょう)), kokyō [romanization], kokyau [romanization], こきやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /kokʲau/ → /kokʲɔː/ → /kokʲoː/ From Middle Chinese 故鄉 (MC kuH xjang). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=こきよう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|故鄉}} 故鄉 (MC kuH xjang) Head templates: {{ja-noun|こきょう|hhira=こきやう}} 故(こ)郷(きょう) • (kokyō) ^(←こきやう (kokyau)?)
  1. a hometown, homeland Synonyms: 郷里, Derived forms: 生まれ故郷 (umare kokyō) (ruby: (), (), (きょう)) (english: birthplace) Related terms: 故郷へ錦を飾る (kokyō e nishiki o kazaru) (ruby: (), (きょう), (にしき), (かざ)), 故郷忘じ難し (kokyō bōjigatashi) (ruby: (), (きょう), (ぼう), (がた)), 錦衣を着て故郷に帰る (kin'i o kite kokyō ni kaeru) (ruby: (きん), (), (), (), (きょう), (かえ)), 錦を着て故郷へ帰る (nishiki o kite kokyō e kaeru) (ruby: (にしき), (), (), (きょう), (かえ)), 同郷 (dōkyō) (ruby: (どう), (きょう))
    Sense id: en-故郷-ja-noun-8XdjM3la Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Japanese]

Forms: 故郷 [canonical] (ruby: 故郷(くに)), kuni [romanization]
Etymology: Compare the senses of “sovereign state” and “rural area” in English country. Etymology templates: {{ja-see|ふるさと}}, {{ncog|en|country}} English country Head templates: {{ja-noun|くに}} 故郷(くに) • (kuni)
  1. (poetic) Alternative spelling of 国 (kuni): one's hometown or birthplace Tags: alt-of, alternative, poetic Alternative form of: (extra: (kuni): one's hometown or birthplace)
    Sense id: en-故郷-ja-noun-YBnjvWLs Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 18 82 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 28 72 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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        },
        {
          "english": "As the winds blow the shop's curtain,\nI think of my dad back home in the far country.",
          "ref": "1990, Yoshi Ikuzō (lyrics and music), “Suika [Drinking Song]”, performed by Yoshi Ikuzō:",
          "roman": "Kaze ni kaze ni yo noren maku kaze ni yo\nTōi kuni no yo oyaji o omou",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "風",
              "かぜ"
            ],
            [
              "風",
              "かぜ"
            ],
            [
              "暖",
              "の"
            ],
            [
              "簾",
              "れん"
            ],
            [
              "巻",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "風",
              "かぜ"
            ],
            [
              "遠",
              "とお"
            ],
            [
              "故",
              "く"
            ],
            [
              "郷",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "親",
              "おや"
            ],
            [
              "父",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "想",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "風に風にヨ暖簾巻く風にヨ\n遠い故郷のヨ親父を想う",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of 国 (kuni): one's hometown or birthplace"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "国#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "hometown",
          "hometown"
        ],
        [
          "birthplace",
          "birthplace"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Alternative spelling of 国 (kuni): one's hometown or birthplace"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "故郷"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 故郷 meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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