All JLPT kanjiStroke order
N1
故happenstance
故
| Meaning | happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently |
|---|---|
| On'yomi | コ |
| Kun'yomi | ゆえ |
Words with 故
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 事故 | N4 | じこ | じこaccident | |
| 故障 | N4 | こしょうする | こしょうするbreakdown, malfunction; to break down, to malfunction | |
| 故郷 | N3 | こきょう | こきょうhometown / native place (more formal/literary; e.g. 彼[かれ]の故郷[こきょう] = his hometown) | |
| 故人 | N3 | こじん | こじんthe deceased | |
| 故郷 | N2 | ふるさと | ふるさとhometown / birthplace (warm, emotional or everyday word; e.g. 故郷[ふるさと]に帰る[かえる] = return to one’s hometown) | |
| 故 | N1 | ゆえ | ゆえreason, cause, circumstances | |
| 故～ | N1 | こ～ | こ～deceased, late |
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