地元(じもと)

じもと
noun
local area; hometown
1. local area; hometown; one's local community
The area where one lives or comes from; the local community.
地元(じもと)の店(みせ)で買(か)う。
To buy at a local store.
地元(じもと)に帰(かえ)りたい。
I want to go back to my hometown.
週末(しゅうまつ)に地元(じもと)のマーケットへ行(い)く。
I go to the local market on weekends.

地元(じもと) refers to one's local area or hometown.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 地元(じもと)の人(ひと): local person, local resident
  • 地元(じもと)産(さん): locally produced
  • 地元(じもと)企業(きぎょう): local business

PATTERNS:

  • 地元(じもと)の〜: local ~
  • 地元(じもと)に戻(もど)る: to return to one's hometown
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