Japanese word

出身地

Pronunciation

Romajishusshinchi

Meaning

  • nounhometown

Example

あなたの出身地はどこですか？a na ta no shus shin chi wa do ko de su ka

Where is your hometown?

Illustration for 出身地 (hometown)

More examples

彼女の出身地は北海道です。kano jo no shus shin chi wa hok kai dō de su

Her hometown is Hokkaido.

Core concept

Points to the geographical place associated with a person's birth, upbringing, or personal origin.

Common phrases

  • 出身地を聞くshus shin chi o ki ku

    ask someone's hometown

  • 出身地を答えるshus shin chi o kota e ru

    answer with one's hometown

Similar words

故郷kokyō: The native place that a person feels connected to as home.
出生地shusshōchi: The specific geographical location recorded as the place of a person's birth.

Definition in Japanese

人が生まれた、または育った場所。hito ga u ma re ta ma ta wa soda tta ba sho

Word origin

The compound 出身地 (shusshinchi, "place of origin") consists of 出身 (shusshin, "origin or background") and 地 (chi, "place"); 出身 combines 出 (shutsu, "exit") with 身 (shin, "self").

Usage tips

  • When Japanese speakers ask about 出身地 (shusshinchi), the expected answer can be a broad area such as a country or prefecture, not only the town where someone was born.

Other meanings

  • birthplacenoun
  • place of originnoun

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