故 — Japanese kanji
9 strokes · N1
Meanings: Happenstance, Especially, Intentionally, Reason, Cause, Circumstances, The Late, Therefore, Consequently
On’yomi: こ · Kun’yomi: ゆえ、ふる.い、もと
Radicals in 故
- 十 — ten (2 strokes)
- 口 — mouth (3 strokes)
- 攵 — strike (4 strokes)
Words using 故
- [事故に～] (あいます[じこに～]): encounter [an accident] — 毎日 運動するように して います — Commands, prohibitions, and formal requests
- 起きます[事故が～] (おきます[じこが～]): [an accident] happen — この写真みたいに して ください — Detailed instructions following examples
- 起こす（事故を～） (おこす（じこを～）): to cause an accident ～ — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 故郷 (こきょう): hometown; birthplace — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 23 - Japanese History
- 故障 (こしょう): breakdown (～します: break down) — どうやって 行きますか — Asking directions and giving guidance
- 事故 (じこ): accident — 遅れて、すみません — Apologies and quoting opinions
- 事故 で 車 がめちゃくちゃに 壊 れた (じこでくるまがめちゃくちゃにこわれた): the car was badly damaged in the accident — 第6週 (1) - かなり頑張っています
- 人身事故 (じんしんじこ): accident involving injury — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 離れる（故郷を～） (はなれる（こきょうを～）): leave one's hometown; depart from one's hometown — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 物故者 (ぶっこしゃ): deceased person; the late — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 故 (ゆえ): the late; deceased — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing
- 事故 (事故（じこ）): sự cố, tai nạn — Reporting a Problem
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