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生まれ故郷 (umarekokyou) Japanese meaning: birthplace | Kotomora

生うまれ故こ郷きょう

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Meanings

1

birthplace; hometown

Refers to the place where one was born and often raised; carries a nostalgic or emotional connotation.

夏なつ休やすみに生うまれ故こ郷きょうへ帰き省せいし

た

。

I went back to my hometown for summer vacation.

彼かれは生うまれ故こ郷きょうのことをよく話はなす。

He often talks about his birthplace.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
故happenstance, especially, intentionally
郷home town, village, native place

Related words

故こ郷きょう
故郷 is a more general term for 'hometown' or 'native place', while 生まれ故郷 explicitly emphasizes the place of birth.
出しゅっ身しん地ち
出身地 is a formal term for 'place of origin' often used in official contexts, whereas 生まれ故郷 is more personal and emotional.

Built from

生うまれる+故こ郷きょう

Etymology

Compound of 生まれ (umare, 'birth') and 故郷 (kokyō, 'hometown'). The reading うまれこきょう is a straightforward combination of the two components.