VOCABULARY
同郷
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from the same town/province
same province, same country, same region, same hometown, person from the same hometown
noun
Example sentences
彼とは同郷だとわかって親しくなった。
We grew close after learning we were from the same hometown.
同郷の友人と久しぶりに再会した。
I reunited with a friend from my same hometown after a long time.
東京には同郷の人が集まる会がある。
In Tokyo there is a gathering for people from the same region.
二人は同郷で幼なじみだった。
The two were from the same hometown and childhood friends.
Practice exercises
1
同郷の者同士はすぐに打ち解けた。
People from the same hometown quickly warmed up to each other.
Answer
同郷
2
彼とは同郷だ。
He is from the same hometown as me.
Answer
同郷
3
東京で同郷の友人に会った。
In Tokyo I met a friend from my same hometown.
Answer
同郷
4
異国の地で同郷の人に出会えて心強かった。
I felt reassured meeting someone from my same hometown in a foreign land.
Answer
同郷
5
同郷の誼で、彼は私を親身に支えてくれた。
Out of the bond of being from the same hometown, he supported me wholeheartedly.
Answer
同郷