ふるさと

Compound of ふる (furu, “ancient, old, past”) + 里 (さと) (sato, “village → home”).

• (Tokyo) ふる​さと [fùrúꜜsàtò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝsa̠to̞]

ふるさと (rōmaji furusato)

1. 古里, 故里, 故郷: a land one was born and/or raised; a hometown

   Synonyms: 家郷 (kakyō), 旧里 (kyūri), 郷 (kyō), 郷里 (kyōri), 故郷 (kokyō), ハイマート (haimāto)

2. (figuratively) 古里, 故里, 故郷: spiritual support (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
3. 古里, 故里, 故郷: a historical ruin, especially of an old capital

   Synonyms: 古跡 (koseki), 古都 (koto)

4. 古里, 故里, 故郷: a land one has lived or visited in the past
   • 905, Kokin Wakashū (book 1, poem 42; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 35)

     人 (ひと)はいさ心 (こころ)も知 (し)らずふるさとは花 (はな)ぞ昔 (むかし)の香 (か)ににほひける

     hito wa isa kokoro mo shirazu furusato wa hana zo mukashi no ka ni nioikeru

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5. (archaic) 古里, 故里, 故郷: one's home (as opposed to a destination before performing court duties) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Synonyms: 自宅 (jitaku), 我が家 (waga ie, wagaya)

ふるさと (rōmaji Furusato)

1. 故郷: This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   兎 (うさぎ)追 (お)ひしかの山 (やま)　小 (こ)鮒 (ぶな)釣 (つり)しかの川 (かは)　夢 (ゆめ)は今 (いま)もめぐりて　忘 (わす)れ難 (がた)き故郷 (ふるさと)

   usagi oishi ka no yama, kobuna tsurishi ka no kawa, yume wa ima mo megurite, wasure-gataki furusato

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2. 古郷, 古里, 故里, 生琉里, 生硫里: a place name
3. 古里: a surname

• 古里 (ふるさと)温 (おん)泉 (せん) (Furusato Onsen)