望郷 (ぼうきょう)homesickness; nostalgia
- homesickness; nostalgianoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 望郷
- 望Ambition; Full Moon; HopeRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 郷Home Town; Village; Native PlaceRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
Words that share its kanji
- 希望きぼうhope; wish
- 要望ようぼうdemand for; request
- 展望てんぼうview; outlook
- 絶望ぜつぼうdespair; hopelessness
- 志望しぼうwish; desire
- 望みのぞみwish; desire
- 失望しつぼうdisappointment; despair
- 望月もちづきfull moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
- 故郷ふるさとhome town; birthplace
- 郷土きょうどnative place; birth-place
- 郷里きょうりbirth-place; home town
- 郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia; homesickness
- 同郷どうきょうsame village; same town
- 在郷軍人ざいごうぐんじんreservist
- 帰郷ききょうhomecoming; return to one's home
- 水郷すいごうbeautiful riverside location; lakeside district
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