郷愁(きょうしゅう)

きょうしゅう
noun
nostalgia; homesickness
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1. nostalgia; homesickness
A bittersweet longing for one's homeland, past, or former times. Combines sadness with fond memories.
故郷(ふるさと)への郷愁(きょうしゅう)を感(かん)じる。
I feel nostalgia for my hometown.
この音楽(おんがく)を聴(き)くと郷愁(きょうしゅう)に駆(か)られる。
When I hear this music, I'm overcome with nostalgia.
郷愁(きょうしゅう)を誘(さそ)う風景(ふうけい)だ。
It's a scene that evokes nostalgia.

郷愁(きょうしゅう) is a literary word that combines 郷(きょう) (hometown) and 愁(しゅう) (sorrow/melancholy).

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Related: 懐(なつか)しい (nostalgic)
Compare: 懐(なつ)かしさ (nostalgia)
Compare: ホームシック (homesickness)
Compare: 望郷(ぼうきょう) (longing for home)
Related: 寂(さび)しさ (loneliness)
Related: 感傷(かんしょう) (sentimentality)
Related: 懐(なつ)かしむ (to feel nostalgic about, to reminisce fondly)
Compare: ノスタルジー (nostalgia)
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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.9.20 9:41
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