本郷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: 6
Alternative spelling
本鄕 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(ほん)(ごう) • (hongō

  1. one's hometown

Proper noun

(ほん)(ごう) • (Hongō

  1. Hongō (a district of the ward of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan)
  2. (~) one of the 35 former wards of Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Tokyo City.
    Synonym: 本郷区 (Hongō ku, Hongō ward)
  3. a location surname