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故～こ～

ko～

deceased, late

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Example sentence

彼は病気になった。それ故外国行きをあきらめた。

He fell ill, and therefore he gave up going abroad.

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Kanji in 故～

故
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
事故N4じこaccident
故障N4こしょうするbreakdown, malfunction; to break down, to malfunction
故郷N3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the deceased
故郷N2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reason, cause, circumstances

More Attributes & Adjectives words

WordMeaning
不明ふめいunknown, ambiguous
通常つうじょうcommon, normal, usual
地元じもとlocal
サイズサイズsize
強きょうstrong
気軽きがるcheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
独自どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristic
本格ほんかくgenuine, full-scale, authentic

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