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郷愁 (きょうしゅう): nostalgia, homesickness — Japanese vocabulary

郷愁 is read きょうしゅう and means "nostalgia, homesickness". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

郷愁

Reading
きょうしゅう · kyoushuu
Translation
nostalgia, homesickness
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
きょうしゅうが

Example

管弦楽団は郷愁に満ちた音楽を演奏し始めた。

かんげんがくだんはきょうしゅうにみちたおんがくをえんそうしはじめた。

The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.

Kanji in this word

  • 郷 — hometown
  • 愁 — grief, sorrow

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