故郷忘じ難し こきょうぼうじがたし Meanings Expression there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile Kanji 故 cause. Read as コ. 郷 hometown. Read as キョウ. 忘 forget. Read as ボウ. 難 difficult. Read as かたい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists