故こ郷きょうを慕したう

expression, godan verb (-u)

pine for home; yearn for one's hometown

A set phrase expressing deep longing for one's hometown or native place. Often used in literary or emotional contexts.

• 都と会かいで暮くらしていると、時とき々どき故こ郷きょうを慕したう気き持もちが強つよくなる。

  Living in the city, sometimes the feeling of pining for home grows strong.

• 彼かれは異い国こくで故こ郷きょうを慕したいながらも、懸けん命めいに働はたらいた。

  He worked hard in a foreign land, all the while yearning for his hometown.