郷 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「⻏」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「⻏」
- On
- キョウ・ゴウきょう・ごう · kyō · gō
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- hometown; native place
Stroke order
Origin
⻏ "village" with a form of people eating face to face; where people live together — hence "hometown."
Readings and examples
| Onキョウきょうkyō | 郷里きょうり郷土きょうど異郷いきょう |
|---|---|
| Onゴウごうgō | 郷士ごうし近郷きんごう在郷ざいきょう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 故郷こきょう
hometown
- 郷土きょうど
one's native region
Example
夏休みに故郷へ帰った。
I went back to my hometown for the summer holiday.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)