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    3. 故郷忘じ難し

    故郷忘じ難し

    故こ郷きょう忘ぼうじ​難がたし​

    there is no place like home

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab49 strokes

    こきょうぼうじがたし

    Expressions

    1.
    there is no place like home, home is sweet to an exile
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    故
    ゆえ・ふる.い・もと…(1)
    happenstance・especially・intentionally・reason・cause…(4)
    Kanji
    郷
    さと…(3)
    home town・village・native place・district
    Kanji
    忘
    わす.れる…(1)
    forget
    Kanji
    難
    かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)
    difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect
    Kanji
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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