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Keyword
past
  • happenstance
  • especially
  • intentionally
  • reason
  • cause
  • circumstances
  • the late
  • therefore
  • consequently
Frequency
#612
Strokes
9
Grade
5
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
355
Readings
コ73%
ゆえ18%
ふる9%
Mnemonic
An old folding chair in the attic reminds you of family picnics and long summer evenings in the past, before the house was sold.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
何故なぜ
why; how; for what reason
Adverb
事じ故こ
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
Noun
交こう通つう事じ故こ
traffic accident
Noun
故こ障しょう
fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order; damage (to a part of the body); injury; hurt; problem; hitch; …
Noun
故ふる郷さと
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
Noun
故こ郷きょう
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
Noun
故ゆえ
reason; circumstances; grounds; cause; because of; due to; as a result of
Noun
故こ人じん
the deceased; the departed
Noun
何故なぜなら
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
Conjunction
故こ意い
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
Noun
何故なぜならば
because; for; the reason why is ...
Conjunction
何故なぜか
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
Adverb
故ゆえに
therefore; consequently
Conjunction
故こ紙し
used paper; paper for recycling
Noun
人じん身しん事じ故こ
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
Noun
故こ
the late; the deceased
Prefix
事じ故こ死し
accidental death
Noun
故もと
former; ex-; past; one-time; earlier times; the past; previous state; formerly; previously; originally; …
No-adjective
故こ国こく
one's native land
Noun
故こ事じ
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend; origin
Noun
縁えん故こ
relation; connection; affinity
Noun
無む事じ故こ
without accident
Na-adjective
反故ほご
wastepaper; scrap paper
Noun