郷 里(きょうり)

きょうり

noun

hometown; home village; birthplace

1. hometown; home village; birthplace

The place where one was born and raised, or where one's family roots are. A somewhat formal or literary word for one's home region.

郷里(きょうり)に帰(かえ)る。

I'll return to my hometown.

郷里(きょうり)を離(はな)れてもう二十年(にじゅうねん)になる。

It's been twenty years since I left my hometown.

定年後(ていねんご)は郷里(きょうり)に戻(もど)って、のんびり暮(く)らしたいと思(おも)っている。

After retirement, I want to go back to my hometown and live a relaxed life.

郷里(きょうり) is a formal or literary word for one's hometown or birthplace. It carries a sense of nostalgia and deep connection to one's roots.

Common collocations

郷里(きょうり)に帰(かえ)る (to return to one's hometown)
郷里(きょうり)を離(はな)れる (to leave one's hometown)
郷里(きょうり)の味(あじ) (flavors of home)
郷里(きょうり)を懐(なつか)しむ (to miss one's hometown)

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Appears primarily in written language, biographical profiles, formal introductions, and literary contexts. In everyday conversation, more casual alternatives are used.

Similar words

故郷(ふるさと): hometown (warm, nostalgic tone; very common)
故郷(こきょう): hometown (formal reading of same kanji)
地元(じもと): local area, hometown (casual, everyday)
実家(じっか): parents' home (practical, refers to the physical house)
出身地(しゅっしんち): place of origin (neutral, factual)

Related Words

Compare: 故郷(ふるさと) (hometown (warm, nostalgic tone)

Compare: 故郷(こきょう) (hometown)

Compare: 地元(じもと) (local area, hometown)

Compare: 実家(じっか) (parents' home)

Compare: 出身地(しゅっしんち) (place of origin)

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Added 2026.3.23 14:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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