This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョウ、ゴウ、さと
Romaji: kyō, gou, sato
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: くに
Romaji: kuni
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

home town, village, native place, district

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  163
Frequency:  1077
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  hyang
Chinese Reading:  xiang1
Unicode:  90f7
JIS:  363F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 549
Nelson Index: 4766
New Nelson Index: 6145
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d8.14
Four Corner Index: 2772.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 841
Gakken Index: 1004
Japanese Names Index: 2112
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39498P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0276
Remembering the kanji Index: 1849
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1830
Kodansha Compact Index: 760
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 852
Kanji in Context Index: 1024
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 403
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 501
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1866
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1993
Essential Kanji Index: 1165
Kodansha Kanji Index: 664
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2744
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 920

Words

(きょう)
hometown; rural township (of China)
(ごう)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
郷土 (きょうど)
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
本郷 (ほんごう)
one's hometown
同郷 (どうきょう)
same village; same town; same province
(さと)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
故郷 (ふるさと、こきょう、きゅうり)
home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home; ruins; historic remains
帰郷 (ききょう)
homecoming; return to one's home
郷里 (きょうり)
birth-place; home town
郷社 (ごうしゃ)
village shrine
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