望郷

望郷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
望	郷
ぼう Grade: 4	きょう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼーきょー [bòókyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

望郷(ぼうきょう) • (bōkyō)  (historical kana ばうきやう)

1. thinking of one's hometown

Synonyms

• 懐郷(かいきょう) (kaikyō)
• 思郷(しきょう) (shikyō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN