Japanese Dictionary

Words

51 words found
  • 故郷, 古里, 旧里, 故里
    JLPT 3
    Kana Reading
    ふるさと, こきょう, きゅうり
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home
      Example sentence
      故郷の老いた両親のことを考えて見るべきだ。 You must think of your old parents at home.
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  • 郷里
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    きょうり
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      birth-place; home town
      Example sentence
      僕の郷里の町は海に接している。 My hometown is adjacent to the ocean.
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  • 里, 郷
    Kana Reading
    さと
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      village; hamlet
      Example sentence
      １００里を行く者は９９里を半ばとする。 There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      countryside; country
      Example sentence
      １００里を行く者は９９里を半ばとする。 There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
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Kanji

64 kanji found
  • 童 JLPT 2

    12 strokes

    juvenile, child

    On'Yomi: ドウ

    Kun'Yomi: わらべ

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  • 里

    7 strokes

    ri, village, parent's home, league

    On'Yomi: リ

    Kun'Yomi: さと

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  • 厘 JLPT 1

    9 strokes

    rin, 1/10sen, 1/10bu

    On'Yomi: リン

    Kun'Yomi:

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