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：2026/01/08
ふるさと
Kanji
故郷 / 古里
Noun
figuratively
slang
archaic
Japanese Meaning
生まれ育った土地や故郷 / かつて暮らしたり滞在したりして、親しみや愛着を感じる場所 / かつて栄え、今は衰退した古い都市や集落を象徴的に指す表現
Easy Japanese Meaning
うまれたばしょやそだったばしょ。むかしなじんだばしょやふるいまちをいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
故乡 / 旧地（曾居住、停留或造访过的熟悉之所） / 故城（曾繁盛而今残破或成废墟的古城）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
故鄉；家鄉 / 曾居住、停留或造訪過的熟悉之地 / 曾繁盛而今殘破的古城
Korean Meaning
고향, 태어나고 자란 곳 / 예전에 살거나 머물렀거나 방문해 익숙해진 곳 / 한때 번성했으나 지금은 쇠락하거나 폐허가 된 옛 도시
Indonesian
kampung halaman; tanah kelahiran / tempat yang dulu pernah ditinggali atau sering dikunjungi / kota kuno yang dulu berjaya, kini tinggal puing
Vietnamese Meaning
quê hương, quê nhà / chốn cũ thân quen từng gắn bó / thành cổ hoang phế từng phồn thịnh
Tagalog Meaning
sinilangang-bayan / pamilyar na lugar na dating tinitirhan o napuntahan / matandang lungsod na dating maunlad, ngayo'y guho
Sense（1）
a homeland, hometown (place one was born and/or raised)
Sense（2）
a familiar place one has lived, stayed, or visited in the past
Sense（3）
an ancient city, usually crumbling or already in ruins, that once prospered
Sense（4）
(figuratively) a holy ground
Sense（5）
(slang) female genitalia
Sense（6）
(archaic) one's house or home
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
a homeland, hometown (place one was born and/or raised) / a familiar place one has lived, stayed, or visited in the past / an ancient city, usually crumbling or already in ruins, that once prospered
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ふるさと
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My homeland is a region with many mountains.
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私のふるさとは山が多い地方です。
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