出しゅっ身しん地ち

しゅ

っ

し

ん

ち

Common wordJLPTN3

Meanings

1

noun

birthplace; hometown; place of origin

Refers to the place where one was born or grew up. Often used in formal contexts such as profiles, resumes, and introductions.

履り歴れき書しょに出

しゅっ

身しん

地ち

を

書か

い

て

ください

。

Please write your birthplace on the resume.

彼かれの出しゅっ身しん地ちは北ほっ海かい道どうです。

His hometown is Hokkaido.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の出しゅっ身しん地ちを聞きくto ask someone about their hometown
面めん接せつで出しゅっ身しん地ちを聞きかれた。
I was asked about my hometown at the interview.
出しゅっ身しん地ちを記き入にゅうするto fill in one's hometown (on a form)
履り歴れき書しょに出しゅっ身しん地ちを記き入にゅうしてください。
Please fill in your hometown on the resume.
出しゅっ身しん地ちに帰かえるto return to one's hometown
お盆ぼんに出しゅっ身しん地ちに帰かえる人ひとが多おおい。
Many people return to their hometown during Obon.
出しゅっ身しん地ちは〈場ば所しょ〉だone's hometown is (a place)
彼かれの出しゅっ身しん地ちは北ほっ海かい道どうだ。
His hometown is Hokkaido.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
身somebody, person, one's station in life
地ground, earth

Related words

故こ郷きょうN3
故郷 is an emotional, nostalgic word for one's native place, while 出身地 is a neutral, factual term used in forms and profiles.
出しゅっ身しんN3
出身 is a broader term for one's origin (a school, company, or region), whereas 出身地 refers specifically to the geographic place of birth or upbringing.
郷きょう里りN1
郷里 is a slightly literary, old-fashioned word for one's native village or region, while 出身地 is the plain, everyday term used today.
ふるさとN3
ふるさと is a warm, sentimental word for one's hometown, while 出身地 is a plain, factual label used in official contexts like resumes.
産さん地ちN2
出身地 is the normal, serious word for a person's hometown, while 産地 used of a person is a joking, product-like way of saying it.

Don't confuse with

現げん住じゅう所しょN1
現住所 means one's current address, whereas 出身地 refers to where one was born or grew up, not where one lives now.
原げん産さん地ち
出身地 is used for a person's hometown or birthplace, not for plants, animals, or manufactured goods like 原産地.

Built from

出しゅっ身しん+地ち

Etymology

Compound of 出身 (shusshin, 'origin, coming from') and 地 (chi, 'place, land'). The reading is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi readings of the kanji.