郷友会

きょうゆうかい

social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)

友

とも

friend, companion, comrade, pal

郷

ごう きょう

hometown

本郷

ほんごう

one's hometown

亡友

ぼうゆう

deceased friend

郷党

きょうとう

people from one's hometown

友禅

ゆうぜん

type of dyeing method or pattern, silk printed by the Yuzen process

出郷

しゅっきょう

leaving one's home town, priest going out to teach

離郷

りきょう

departure from one's home town

友引

ともびき ゆういん

good day for business and lawsuits (trial day)

ベル友

ベルとも

person with whom one communicates by pager

畏友

いゆう

one's esteemed friend

病友

びょうゆう やまいとも

sick friend, fellow patient

郷士

ごうし

country samurai

友軍

ゆうぐん

friendly troops

郷村

ごうそん ごうむら

villages

善友

ぜんゆう

good friend

他郷

たきょう

another place, foreign country

水郷

すいごう

beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district