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故 (ゆえ): reason, cause, circumstances — Japanese vocabulary

故 is read ゆえ and means "reason, cause, circumstances". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

故

Reading
ゆえ · yue
Translation
reason, cause, circumstances
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ゆえが

Example

欠点ゆえにそれだけいっそう彼が好きだ。

けってんゆえにそれだけいっそうかれがすきだ。

I like him all the better for his faults.

Kanji in this word

  • 故 — reason, incident

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