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
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