他郷(たきょう)

たきょう
noun
foreign land; place away from home
formalgeography
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(たきょう)で暮(く)らす。
To live away from home.
他郷(たきょう)での生活(せいかつ)は寂(さび)しかった。
Life away from home was lonely.
若(わか)いころに他郷(たきょう)へ出(で)て働(はたら)き、故郷(こきょう)には数年(すうねん)に一度(いちど)しか帰(かえ)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(た) (other) + 郷(きょう) (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(こきょう) (hometown).

Common collocations

  • 他郷(たきょう)で暮(く)らす: to live away from home
  • 他郷(たきょう)の地(ち): a foreign land; distant soil
  • 他郷(たきょう)へ出(で)る: to leave for a distant place

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 異郷(いきょう) (foreign land)
Antonym: 故郷(こきょう) (hometown)
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Added 2026.7.15 3:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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