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    3. 故郷

    故郷

    故ふる郷さと

    hometown

    N3KMT5News #6+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    古里故里ふる里

    ふるさと

    Noun

    1.
    hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    ruins, historic remains
    archaic

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    私わたしの故ふる郷さとはとても美うつくしい場ば所しょです。

    My hometown is a very beautiful place.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    故ふる郷さとの味あじは、いつ食たべても懐なつかしいです。

    The taste of my hometown always brings back fond memories.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    彼かれは故ふる郷さとを離はなれて都と会かいで暮くらしています。

    He left his hometown and lives in the city.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    お盆ぼんには多おおくの人ひとが故ふる郷さとに帰き省せいします。

    Many people return to their hometowns during Obon.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    故ふる郷さとの伝でん統とう的てきな祭まつりは、今いまも大たい切せつに受うけ継つがれています。

    The traditional festivals of my hometown are still carefully passed down.

    KMT6Culture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    故
    ゆえ・ふる.い・もと…(1)
    happenstance・especially・intentionally・reason・cause…(4)
    郷
    さと…(3)
    home town・village・native place・district
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