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How do you read 郷愁 in Japanese?
The heart returns to a distant hometown.
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A longing for your hometown or for days gone by.
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kanji with 秋 above 心
郷 秋 心 Japanese reading
two kanji word for longing for home
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郷 has 11 strokes and the radical 邑 (settlement). 愁 has 13 strokes and the radical 心 (heart). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
郷11 strokes / radical: 邑 (settlement)
愁13 strokes / radical: 心 (heart)
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The answer is
きょうしゅう
kyōshū
郷愁
Understand the meaning
English translationNostalgia / longing for home
Longing for home, or nostalgia for the past and its memories.
See it in a sentence
故郷の駅の写真を見て、郷愁を覚えた。A photograph of my hometown station filled me with nostalgia.
A way to remember
郷愁を覚える means to feel nostalgia. The shape 秋 over 心 can help you look up 愁.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 郷愁
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Using 郷愁
郷愁を誘う and 郷愁を覚える can describe nostalgia prompted by a photograph, smell or song.
例：商店街から聞こえる古い歌が、学生時代への郷愁を誘った。
An old song drifting from the shopping street stirred nostalgia for my student days.
Reading and meaning in context
Despite 郷, the word is not limited to one’s hometown. It can also express longing for the past; identify the place or time being remembered.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 郷愁
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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