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故
yue
reason, cause, circumstances
Example sentence
彼女はそれゆえにこちら側に近づいた。窓をあけて、自分がそこにいるということに気づいてもらうためにクラクションを軽くならした。
She therefore came up on this side, opened her own window and tapped her horn lightly to draw attention to the fact that she was there.
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Sentences with 故
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Words with the same kanji
| 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 | こ～ | こ～deceased, late |
More Abstract Concepts words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 様 | さま | さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs. | |
| 覚え | おぼえ | おぼえmemory, sense, experience | |
| 主 | しゅ | しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role) | |
| 無意味 | むいみ | むいみnonsense, no meaning | |
| 詳細 | しょうさい | しょうさいdetail, particulars | |
| 一面 | いちめん | いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere) | |
| 作り | つくり | つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り) | |
| 種 | しゅ | しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind) |
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