ほん
本
ごう
郷

noun

  1. one's hometown.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
ごう
郷
 本郷 ほんごう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
home town, village, native place
キョウ　さと　ゴウ (6th, N1)
country, rural, village
son, counter for sons
ロウ　ろ　リョウ (Early Jr. High, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)