彼は東京出身で、私も同じく東京出身です。
He is from Tokyo, and I am also from Tokyo.
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She is from Hokkaido, but she lives in Tokyo now.
彼女は高貴な家柄の出身だ。
She is of noble birth.
彼女は由緒ある家柄の出身だが、それを鼻にかけることはない。
She comes from a distinguished family, but she never boasts about it.
彼は由緒ある名家の出身で、幼い頃から厳しい教育を受けてきた。
He comes from a distinguished family with a long history and has received a strict education since he was a child.
彼女は代々続く上流階級の出身だ。
She comes from an upper-class family that has existed for generations.
彼は青森出身で、冬の寒さには強い。
He is from Aomori and is used to the cold in winter.
彼はこの町の旧家の出身だ。
He comes from an old, prestigious family in this town.
ショパンはポーランド出身の作曲家だ。
Chopin was a composer from Poland.
宮沢賢治は岩手県出身の詩人です。
Miyazawa Kenji is a poet from Iwate Prefecture.
Usage Notes
Indicates one's place of birth, graduated school, or previous organization.
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