고향

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 故鄕, from 故 (“old, of the past”) + 鄕 (“village, hometown”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gohyang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gohyang
    McCune–Reischauer?kohyang
    Yale Romanization?kohyang

    Noun

    고향 • (gohyang) (hanja 故鄕)

    1. one's hometown or birthplace
    2. the ancestral home of one's family

    Derived terms

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