KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 故

, ゆえ, ふる.い, もと
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
This kanji has 9 strokes: 4 strokes in the "folding chair" radical (ぼくづくりとまた) and 5 other strokes
Sample Compounds (93):
1.

こしょう

break-down, failure, fault, accident, out of order
2.

こじん

the deceased, old friend
3.

ゆえに

therefore, consequently
4.

こい

intention, purpose, bad faith, mens rea (guilty mind)
5.

こきょう

home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one''s old home
6.

なぜ

why, how
7.

ふるさと

home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one''s old home
8.

なにゆえ

why, how
9.

なぜか

somehow, for some reason, without knowing why
10.

こうつうじこ

traffic accident
11.

ここく

one''s native land
12.
なら
なぜなら

because
13.
ならば
なぜならば

because, for, the reason why is ...
14.

じこ

accident, incident, trouble, circumstances, reasons
15.

こじ

origin, historical fact, tradition
16.

こじせいご

idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
17.

きゅうこ

antiquity, old acquaintance
18.
にする
ほごにする

to waste, to throw away as useless, to make null and void, to revoke, to scrap
19.
しかるが
しかるがゆに

as such, that being so, for that reason
20.

じこげんいん

source, cause of an accident
21.

こじらいれき

origin and history, particulars
22.


the late (deceased)
23.

ぶっこ

death
24.
それ
それゆえ

therefore, for that reason, so
25.

じこし

accidental death
26.

こじつ

ancient practices or customs (practises)
27.

もと

former, ex-
28.

ぶっこしゃ

dead person, the deceased
29.
それ
それゆえに

and so ...
30.

じこぼうし

accident prevention
31.

こしゅ

one''s former master
32.

ゆえ

reason, cause, circumstances
33.

ぶっそんじこ

traffic accident resulting in property damage
34.
エンジン
エンジンこしょう

engine failure
35.

じこれき

history of (automobile) accidents
36.
ありげ
ゆえありげ

seeming to be with certain circumstances, seeming to be for a certain reason
37.

みひつのこい

conscious neglect, willful negligence, wilful negligence
38.
スリップ
スリップじこ

(car) accidents caused by slippery road conditions, icy road accidents
39.

じどうしゃじこ

motor(ing) (an auto) accident, car crash (smash)
40.

こしょうしゃ

broken-down (disabled) car
41.
あり
ゆえありげ

seeming to be with certain circumstances, seeming to be for a certain reason
42.

むじこ

without accident
43.

いりょうじこ

medical error
44.

しんせきこきゅう

relatives and old friends
45.

ふるい

old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article
46.

ゆうそくこじつ

well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households (practises)
47.

えんこ

relation, connection, affinity
48.

じんしんじこ

traffic accident resulting in personal injury or death
49.

こじんをしのぶ

to think of the dead
50.
ない
ゆえない

without a reason
51.

りんかいじこ

criticality (accident) in the nuclear industry
52.

えんこさいよう

employment of workers through (personal) connections, getting a job through one''s personal connection
53.

せいこ

worldly affairs
54.

こち

the wisdom of the ancients
55.

えんこせいじ

crony politics, nepotistic government
56.

せこ

worldly affairs
57.

こち

the wisdom of the ancients
58.

えんこそかい

evacuating to the homes of one''s relatives in the countryside in wartime
59.
まれ
うまれこきょう

one''s birthplace
60.

こばい

buying stolen goods
61.

こいはん

crimes of intent
62.

えんこぼしゅう

recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections, private (stock) offering (subscription)
63.

せっしょくじこ

minor collision, (have) a scrape (with another vehicle), fender bender
64.

こばいしゃ

a fence, dealer in stolen goods
65.

こきゅう

old acquaintance
66.

おんこちしん

developing new ideas based on study of the past, learning from the past
67.
るが
しかるがゆに

as such, that being so, for that reason
68.

ゆえない

without a reason
69.

それゆえ

therefore, for that reason, so
70.
って
ゆえあって

for a certain reason, owing to unavoidable circumstances
71.

それゆえに

and so ...
72.

ころう

old people, seniors, elders, old-timer
73.

こきょうににしきをかざる

to come home in triumph, to return to one''s hometown in glory
74.

だいじこ

serious accident, major incident
75.

こし

historic ruins
76.

こきょうをしたう

to pine for home
77.
かとうと
なぜかというと

because, the reason why is
78.

ついらくじこ

a plane crash
79.

てつどうじこ

railroad accident
80.

こうないじこ

mine accident
81.

こさつ

manslaughter
82.

てんこ

authentic precedent
83.
きがからず
やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず

never judge a book by its cover (lit: a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high)
84.

こざん

one''s native place
85.
あり
われおもうゆえにわれあり

I think, therefore I am
86.

とうひんこばい

dealing in stolen goods
87.

こし

used paper, paper for recycling
88.

われおもうゆえにわれあり

I think, therefore I am
89.

ほぐ

wastepaper, scrap paper
90.

じこにあう

to meet with an accident
91.

われおもうゆえにわれあり

I think, therefore I am
92.

ほご

wastepaper, scrap paper
93.

じこる

to have a road accident, to cause a traffic accident

Kuten Code: 2446
EUC Code: b8ce
Shift-JIS Code: 8ccc
JIS Code: 384e
Unicode: 6545
Radical Index: 66
Frequency Rank: 612
Jouyou Grade: 5
DeRoo Code: 1566
Four Corner code: 4864.0
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 1141
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 2044
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 2334
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 936
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 694
"Kanji in Context" Index: 722
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 778
"Essential Kanji" Index: 707
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 778
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 697
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 4i5.2
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 173
Morohashi Index: 13161
Morohashi Volume.Page: 5.491
Gakken Index: 668
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 455
"Japanese Names" Index: 333
Korean Reading: go
Pinyin: gu4

Radical Index : : 故

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