きょ

noun

  1. one's birthplace.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
きょ
生まれ故郷 うまれこきょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
happenstance, especially, intentionally
コ ゆえ ふる.い (5th, N1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
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 (7th, 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 にっ ニチ (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