出身地|しゅっしんちshusshinchi

1. nounthe place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
   どの学生がくせいも名前なまえと出身地しゅっしんちを聞きかれた。↗

   Every student was asked his or her name and birthplace.

• Synonym生まれうまれNeutralCan refer to the place or the year of birth, as in 「東京生まれ」; common in speech and more casual than 「出身地」.
• SynonymふるさとNeutralHometown spoken of with deep feeling, as in 「ふるさとの味」; 「出身地」 just states objectively where you come from.
• Synonym出生地しゅっしょうちNeutralStrictly the place where one was actually born; somewhat formal and often seen on official documents. 「出身地」 can also mean where one grew up.
• Synonym生国しょうごくWrittenOld-fashioned word for the country or place of one's birth; little used today. Say 「出身地」 or 「故郷」 in everyday speech.
• Related郷里きょうりWrittenWritten word for one's hometown, tinged with nostalgia, as in 「郷里に帰る」; 「出身地」 is a more objective way to state where you are from.
• Related生所しょうじょWrittenLiterary, archaic word for one's birthplace; in Buddhism it can also mean a place of rebirth. Use 「出身地」 or 「出生地」 in daily life.
• Related旧里きゅうりWrittenArchaic written word for one's old home or hometown, now rarely used; say 「故郷」 or 「地元」 instead.
• Antonym移住地NeutralThe place one has moved to, the opposite of 「出身地」; not a fixed term.
• Antonym現住地WrittenWhere one currently lives, mostly on forms and official papers; contrasts with 「出身地」, which is where you grew up.

To say where someone is from, use 「出身地」, as in 「出身はどちらですか」. Use 「出生地」 for the actual birthplace, 「故郷」 when speaking of your hometown with feeling, and 「生まれ」 casually, as in 「東京生まれ」. The rest are rare or written.

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1. ある人ひとが生まれ育うまれそだった土地とち。