郷 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「⻏」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「⻏」
- On
- キョウ・ゴウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- hometown; native place
Origin
⻏ "village" with a form of people eating face to face; where people live together — hence "hometown."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キョウ | 郷里・郷土・異郷 |
|---|---|
| ゴウ | 郷士・近郷・在郷 |
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.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)