郷里

きょうり

birth-place, home town

What does 郷里 mean?

郷里 is a Japanese noun meaning birth-place, home town in English. It is written as 郷里 in kanji, きょうり in hiragana, and kyouri in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私の郷里の町は海に接している。

My home town is adjacent to the ocean.