故 - 1. old; ancient E.g.: 故事 (historical events, folklore), 故実 (ancient usages) 2. incident; trouble; accident; misfortune E.g.: 故障 (breakdown), 事故 (accident, incident) 3. intentionally; on purpose E.g.: 故意 (intentional), 故買 (receiving stolen goods knowingly) 4. former; original; long-known E.g.: 故郷 (hometown), 縁故 (connection, relation) 5. to die; deceased E.g.: 故人 (the deceased, old friend), 物故 (death, passing away) 6. reason; cause E.g.: 何故 (why, for what reason)

故 (ゆえ ふる.い もと) — old; ancient <br>E. incident; trouble; accident; misfortune<br>E. intentionally; on purpose<br>E. former; original; long-known<br>E. to die; deceased<br>E. reason; cause<br>E.

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Kunyomi

ゆえ;ふる.い;もと

Onyomi

コ

Strokes

9

JLPT

N1

Frequency

#612/2500

Composition

Kanji Breakdown

古 攵

Meaning

• old; ancient
  E. incident; trouble; accident; misfortune
  E. intentionally; on purpose
  E. former; original; long-known
  E. to die; deceased
  E. reason; cause
  E.

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