Memory phrase for the Kanji: 郷

郷

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Meaning home town, village, rural

Pronunciation

KYŌ, GŌ

Explanation

Left: var. of thread 糸, rest: variation of husband 郎 (= The 'good' 良 from the village ⻏, but here with "not good" 艮)

Mnemonic
 
The thread of the 'husband' connects to the hometown.

Radicals

糸 thread
郎 man, husband
艮 not goodIt is similar to good: 良, but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good
⻏ village, city wallThis radical oozato is always at the right side of the kanji and means "village". Please note the difference to the radical kozato 阝, which means "hill" and is always at the left side of the kanji.
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 Vocabulary

郷里 きょうり  birth-place, home town
故郷 こきょう  home town, birthplace, native place
故郷 ふるさと  home town, birthplace
郷土 きょうど  native place, birth place
郷愁 きょうしゅう  nostalgia, homesickness

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