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郷愁

Reading

Kana: きょうしゅう
Romaji: kyōshū
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

nostalgia; homesickness

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 さと
Meanings: home town, village, native place, district
Readings: シュウ、 うれ.える、 うれ.い
Meanings: distress, grieve, lament, be anxious

Example Sentences

管弦楽団(かんげんがくだん)郷愁(きょうしゅう)()ちた音楽(おんがく)演奏(えんそう)(はじ)めた。
➥The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.
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郷愁(きょうしゅう)にふける(とき)私達(わたしたち)子供(こども)時代(じだい)をこの(うえ)なく幸福(こうふく)時期(じき)(かんが)える傾向(けいこう)があるかもしれない。
➥In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.
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