# 郷 — Hometown

Frequency rank 1058 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 乳 (Milk), less common than 輩 (Comrade).

- On’yomi: きょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 邑 City (Kangxi 163)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A village on the left with the city radical on the right — a village nestled beside a city, your beloved hometown.

In words:

- 郷里 きょうり — birth-place;home town
- 郷愁 きょうしゅう — nostalgia;homesickness
- 故郷 こきょう — home town,birthplace,old village,historic village

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