# 郷 one's hometown

(Eazy) + 良 (good) + (town)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA PN F

## Onyomi

KYOU |

## Mnemonic

| Today (今日、 pronounced KYOU) it was a good day, so Eazy went back to his hometown of Compton.

## Jukugo

帰郷(ききょう) する | return to one's hometown ☆☆☆☆☆ 帰 (go back home) + 郷 (one's hometown) = 帰郷 (return to one's hometown)
郷愁(きょうしゅう) | nostalgia ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 郷 (one's hometown) + 愁 (sorrow) = 郷愁 (nostalgia) literary word for nostalgia (BOOBOO: most people just say 懐かしい　（なつかしい！）)
故郷(こきょう) | hometown ☆☆☆☆☆ F 故 (breakdown, accident) + 郷 (one's hometown) = 故郷 (hometown ) A somewhat literary word for one's hometown （BOOBOO: most people just say 実家　（じっか）, meaning "parents' house" instead).

## Used In

- 響

## Synonyms

nostalgia 懐かしい 郷愁