出身地(しゅっしんち)

Usage

出身地(しゅっしんち) is a standard way to refer to one's place of origin. It is commonly asked about in 自己紹介(じこしょうかい) (self-introductions). For informal speech, 出身(しゅっしん)はどこ？ is more natural than the full compound.

Common collocations

• 出身地(しゅっしんち)を聞(き)く (to ask about someone's hometown)
• 出身地(しゅっしんち)が同(おな)じ (to be from the same place)

Related words

出身(しゅっしん) alone also means "from" or "coming from" and is used more broadly (大学(だいがく)出身(しゅっしん) — university graduate).