Vocabulary

What does 古里 (ふるさと, furusato) mean?

古里 (ふるさと, furusato) means hometown, one's birthplace.

Quick facts
Reading	ふるさと
Romaji	furusato
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

古里ふるさと

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkfurusato

hometown, one's birthplace

Example sentences

正月(しょうがつ)には必(かなら)ず古里(ふるさと)へ帰(かえ)る。
At New Year's, I always go back to my hometown.
古里(ふるさと)の川(かわ)で泳(およ)いだことを思(おも)い出(だ)す。
I remember swimming in the river back in my hometown.