郷愁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 6
しゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鄕愁 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(きょう)(しゅう) • (kyōshūきやうしう (kyausiu)?

  1. nostalgia:
    1. [from 1718] the yearning or longing of one's hometown, when in another distant place
      Synonym: ノスタルジア (nosutarujia)
    2. [from 1928] the feeling of longing for or drawn to the past
      Synonym: ノスタルジア (nosutarujia)

Proper noun

(きょう)(しゅう) • (kyōshūきやうしう (kyausiu)?

  1. Peter Camenzind (a novel by Hermann Hesse)

References

  1. ^ Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典 第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN