JapanLingo

故郷ふるさと

furusato

hometown

N3

How to remember this word

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “hometown” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 故郷 to that exact scene.

Example sentences

Example 1

furusato no kazoku ni maishuu denwa shiteimasu.

I call my family in my hometown every week.

Example 2

furusato ni kaeru tabi ni, machi ga sukoshizutsu kawatteimasu.

Every time I go back to my hometown, the town has changed a little.