1.
a place away from home; unfamiliar land
A place other than one's hometown, where one lives or travels as an outsider. A somewhat literary word that carries connotations of loneliness or longing for home.
他郷で暮らす。
To live away from home.
他郷での生活は寂しかった。
Life away from home was lonely.
若いころに他郷へ出て働き、故郷には数年に一度しか帰らなかった。
He left for a distant land to work when he was young and returned to his hometown only once every few years.
Composed of 他 (other) + 郷 (home region, village). A somewhat literary word for a place away from one's hometown, often coloured by loneliness or homesickness. Its antonym is 故郷 (hometown).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 他郷で暮らす: to live away from home
- 他郷の地: a foreign land; distant soil
- 他郷へ出る: to leave for a distant place
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 異郷: foreign land; strange country — stresses unfamiliarity, often abroad
- 故郷: hometown — the antonym; the place one comes from