故郷
Meanings
Noun
1. hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home (Usually kana)
Other spellings
古里ふるさと
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ふるさと
Examples62
トム
Tom went back to his hometown.
ここ
This is the village where I was born.
日本
Japan is, as it were, his second home.
彼
He returned to his native village.
私
I wrote a letter to my parents at home.
彼
He was never to return to his hometown.