さと

See also: ざと

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さと – see the following entries.

【郷】6 [noun] village

【里】2 [noun] a village [noun] a country house [noun] one's hometown [noun] the country, countryside [noun] the original home of a household member (such as a wife, adoptee, or other person who has joined the household from outside) [noun] a separate home or boarding situation to which one's own children are sent for upbringing or education [noun] a red-light district [noun] one's birth, parentage, origins [noun] (slang, red-light district) boorishness, hickishness [noun] the lay world (as opposed to life within a temple) [noun] (uncommon, historical, obsolete) Same as り (ri) below [adjective] (slang, red-light district) boorish, hickish [proper noun] a placename [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, さと (sato), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as さと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さと.)