郷愁|きょうしゅうkyoushuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounnostalgia; homesickness
   管弦かんげん楽団がくだんは郷愁きょうしゅうに満みちた音楽おんがくを演奏えんそうし始はじめた。↗

   The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.

• SynonymノスタルジアNeutralLoanword for nostalgia or homesickness with a literary, artistic flavor; close in meaning to 「郷愁」.
• SynonymノスタルジーNeutralLoanword, originally from French, for nostalgia or homesickness; synonymous with 「ノスタルジア」.
• Synonym懐古かいこWrittenWritten/formal prose word for reminiscing about bygone days, as in 「懐古趣味」; it centers on the distant past.
• Synonym懐旧かいきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for fondly recalling past things, as in 「懐旧の情」; it centers on the past rather than one's hometown.
• Relatedもの懐かしさNeutralA faint, hazy feeling of fond remembrance tinged with gentle sadness.
• Related懐かしさNeutralEveryday word for a feeling of fond longing; it centers on people and things from the past rather than one's hometown.

Use 「郷愁」 for longing for one's hometown or the past, as in 「郷愁を誘う」. For the loanword say 「ノスタルジー」; for everyday fond memories 「懐かしさ」; for recalling past things 「懐旧」; for the distant past 「懐古」.

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1. 故郷こきょうを離はなれ、その故郷こきょうを思おもう気持きもち。ノスタルジア。
2. 昔むかしの事ことや過去かこの事ことを懐なつかしく思おもう気持きもち。