郷ごうTop 20000MeaningsNoun1. countryside; country2. 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)Kanji used郷hometownPitch accentごうUsed in vocabulary在ざい郷ごう軍ぐん人じんreservistNoun郷ごう鎮ちん企き業ぎょうtownship and village enterprises (in China); TVENoun郷ごう入いりconfinement to a secluded hut in one's home domain; punishment during the Edo period equivalent to lifelong exile, esp. in the Shōnai domainNoun