This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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きょう
hometown; rural township (of China)
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さと
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
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ごう
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
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故郷

ふる里、古里、旧里、故里
ふるさと、こきょう、きゅうり
home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home; ruins; historic remains
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郷土

きょうど
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
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帰郷

ききょう
homecoming; return to one's home
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本郷

ほんごう
one's hometown
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郷里

きょうり
birth-place; home town
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同郷

どうきょう
same village; same town; same province
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郷社

ごうしゃ
village shrine