(きょうしゅう)

きょうしゅう
noun
nostalgia; homesickness
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)(かん)じる。
I feel nostalgia for my hometown.
この音楽(おんがく)()くと郷愁(きょうしゅう)()られる。
When I hear this music, I'm overcome with nostalgia.
郷愁(きょうしゅう)(さそ)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 (きょう) (hometown) and (しゅう) (sorrow/melancholy).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 郷愁(きょうしゅう)(かん)じる: to feel nostalgia
  • 郷愁(きょうしゅう)()られる: to be driven by nostalgia
  • 郷愁(きょうしゅう)(さそ)う: to evoke nostalgia

CONTRAST:

  • (なつ)かしさ: nostalgia (more casual, warm feeling)
  • ホームシック: homesickness (loanword, more direct)
  • 望郷(ぼうきょう): longing for home (very literary)