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故

happenstance
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingゆえ、ふる.い、もと
JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

故障事故故郷

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 355

Compound words

故障こしょう
fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order
事故じこ
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
故郷ふるさと
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home; ruins
故郷こきょう
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
故にゆえに
therefore; consequently
故意こい
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
故国ここく
one's native land
故事こじ
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
故人こじん
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
何故なぜ
why; how; for what reason
何故かなぜか
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
何故ならなぜなら
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
交通事故こうつうじこ
traffic accident
何故ならばなぜならば
because; for; the reason why is ...

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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