郷愁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 郷愁, read きょうしゅう, means longing for one's hometown or the past.
• Basic usage: It describes nostalgia evoked by hometown music or photographs of old scenes.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A broader object than 望郷
  • 望郷 focuses on longing for one's hometown. 郷愁 can also describe longing for a past way of life or era that cannot be returned to.