Korean word

고향

Pronunciation

Romanizationkohyang

Meaning

  • nounhometown

Example

이번 여름에 고향에 내려가요.i beon yeo reu me ko hyang e nae ryeo ga yo

I'm going back to my hometown this summer.

Illustration for 고향 (hometown)

More examples

도시에서 살다 보니 고향을 자주 그리워하게 돼요.to si e seo sal da po ni ko hyang eul cha ju keu ri wo ha ge twae yo

Living in the city, I often come to miss my hometown.

Core concept

The familiar town or region where someone grew up and feels a lasting personal bond.

Common phrases

  • 고향에서 살다ko hyang e seo sal da

    live in one's hometown

  • 고향을 그리워하다ko hyang eul keu ri wo ha da

    miss one's hometown

Similar words

출신지chulsinji: The town or region that someone comes from, especially the place where they were born and raised.
본가ponga: The long-established family home associated with someone's parents or ancestors.
부모님 댁pumonim taek: The home where someone's parents live.

Definition in Korean

태어나 자란 동네나 지역으로, 개인에게 정서적 연결이 있는 곳tae eo na cha ran tong ne na chi yeo geu ro kae i ne ge cheong seo jeok yeon gyeo ri in neun kot

Word origin

The word comes from Sino-Korean elements for an old home region, making it easy to connect with the place a person remembers as home.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English birthplace, this word often points to the wider town or region a person calls home, not only the exact place of birth.

Other meanings

  • birthplacenoun

Opposites

  • 타향tahyangforeign landnoun

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