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故

Kanji 故: meaning "reason, incident", readings, stroke order

The kanji 故 means "reason, incident". On'yomi: コ; kun'yomi: ゆえ. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
reason, incident
On'yomi
コ
Kun'yomi
ゆえ
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 故

  • 故障する こしょうする — breakdown
  • 事故 じこ — Accident
  • 故郷 こきょう — hometown
  • 故人 こじん — the deceased
  • 故郷 ふるさと — home town, birthplace
  • 故～ こ～ — deceased, late
  • 故 ゆえ — reason, cause, circumstances

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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