“Birthplace” in Japanese
Short answer
Birthplace in Japanese is “出所” (dedokoro). Full meaning: source, origin, provenance; birthplace; release from prison, discharge from prison.
Other ways to say “Birthplace” in Japanese
本家
honke head house (family), birthplace, originator
発祥地
hasshouchi birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism), cradle (e.g. of civilization), place of origin
出生地
shusshouchi birthplace
創業地
sougyouchi birthplace (of a company or business)
揺籃の地
yourannochi birthplace
発祥の地
hasshounochi birthplace, origin, cradle, motherland
出自
shutsuji origin, birthplace; descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
故郷
kokyou hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
生まれ
umare birth, birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
生まれた場所
umaretabasho birthplace
郷里
gouri hometown, birthplace
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