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郷

Kanji 郷: meaning "hometown", readings, stroke order

The kanji 郷 means "hometown". On'yomi: キョウ、ゴウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
hometown
On'yomi
キョウゴウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
鄕 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 郷

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

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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