| 故 |
コ, 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 攴 (ぼくづくりとまた) and 5 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (93): | ||
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故障 こしょう |
break-down, failure, fault, accident, out of order |
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2.
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故人 こじん |
the deceased, old friend |
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3.
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故に ゆえに |
therefore, consequently |
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4.
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故意 こい |
intention, purpose, bad faith, mens rea (guilty mind) |
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故郷 こきょう |
home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one''s old home |
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何故 なぜ |
why, how |
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故郷 ふるさと |
home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one''s old home |
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何故 なにゆえ |
why, how |
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何故か なぜか |
somehow, for some reason, without knowing why |
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交通事故 こうつうじこ |
traffic accident |
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故国 ここく |
one''s native land |
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何故なら なぜなら |
because |
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何故ならば なぜならば |
because, for, the reason why is ... |
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14.
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事故 じこ |
accident, incident, trouble, circumstances, reasons |
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15.
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故事 こじ |
origin, historical fact, tradition |
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16.
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故事成語 こじせいご |
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China |
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17.
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旧故 きゅうこ |
antiquity, old acquaintance |
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反故にする ほごにする |
to waste, to throw away as useless, to make null and void, to revoke, to scrap |
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19.
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しかるが故に しかるがゆに |
as such, that being so, for that reason |
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20.
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事故原因 じこげんいん |
source, cause of an accident |
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21.
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故事来歴 こじらいれき |
origin and history, particulars |
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22.
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故 こ |
the late (deceased) |
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物故 ぶっこ |
death |
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それ故 それゆえ |
therefore, for that reason, so |
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25.
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事故死 じこし |
accidental death |
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故実 こじつ |
ancient practices or customs (practises) |
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故 もと |
former, ex- |
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物故者 ぶっこしゃ |
dead person, the deceased |
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それ故に それゆえに |
and so ... |
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30.
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事故防止 じこぼうし |
accident prevention |
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31.
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故主 こしゅ |
one''s former master |
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32.
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故 ゆえ |
reason, cause, circumstances |
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33.
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物損事故 ぶっそんじこ |
traffic accident resulting in property damage |
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エンジン故障 エンジンこしょう |
engine failure |
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事故歴 じこれき |
history of (automobile) accidents |
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故ありげ ゆえありげ |
seeming to be with certain circumstances, seeming to be for a certain reason |
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未必の故意 みひつのこい |
conscious neglect, willful negligence, wilful negligence |
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38.
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スリップ事故 スリップじこ |
(car) accidents caused by slippery road conditions, icy road accidents |
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自動車事故 じどうしゃじこ |
motor(ing) (an auto) accident, car crash (smash) |
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故障車 こしょうしゃ |
broken-down (disabled) car |
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故あり気 ゆえありげ |
seeming to be with certain circumstances, seeming to be for a certain reason |
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42.
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無事故 むじこ |
without accident |
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43.
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医療事故 いりょうじこ |
medical error |
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親戚故旧 しんせきこきゅう |
relatives and old friends |
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45.
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故い ふるい |
old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article |
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有職故実 ゆうそくこじつ |
well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households (practises) |
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縁故 えんこ |
relation, connection, affinity |
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48.
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人身事故 じんしんじこ |
traffic accident resulting in personal injury or death |
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故人を偲ぶ こじんをしのぶ |
to think of the dead |
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50.
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故ない ゆえない |
without a reason |
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51.
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臨界事故 りんかいじこ |
criticality (accident) in the nuclear industry |
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52.
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縁故採用 えんこさいよう |
employment of workers through (personal) connections, getting a job through one''s personal connection |
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53.
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世故 せいこ |
worldly affairs |
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故知 こち |
the wisdom of the ancients |
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縁故政治 えんこせいじ |
crony politics, nepotistic government |
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世故 せこ |
worldly affairs |
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故智 こち |
the wisdom of the ancients |
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縁故疎開 えんこそかい |
evacuating to the homes of one''s relatives in the countryside in wartime |
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生まれ故郷 うまれこきょう |
one''s birthplace |
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故買 こばい |
buying stolen goods |
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故意犯 こいはん |
crimes of intent |
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縁故募集 えんこぼしゅう |
recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections, private (stock) offering (subscription) |
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接触事故 せっしょくじこ |
minor collision, (have) a scrape (with another vehicle), fender bender |
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故買者 こばいしゃ |
a fence, dealer in stolen goods |
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故旧 こきゅう |
old acquaintance |
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温故知新 おんこちしん |
developing new ideas based on study of the past, learning from the past |
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然るが故に しかるがゆに |
as such, that being so, for that reason |
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故無い ゆえない |
without a reason |
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其れ故 それゆえ |
therefore, for that reason, so |
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故有って ゆえあって |
for a certain reason, owing to unavoidable circumstances |
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其れ故に それゆえに |
and so ... |
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故老 ころう |
old people, seniors, elders, old-timer |
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故郷に錦を飾る 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 |
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大事故 だいじこ |
serious accident, major incident |
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故址 こし |
historic ruins |
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故郷を慕う こきょうをしたう |
to pine for home |
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何故かと言うと なぜかというと |
because, the reason why is |
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墜落事故 ついらくじこ |
a plane crash |
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鉄道事故 てつどうじこ |
railroad accident |
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坑内事故 こうないじこ |
mine accident |
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故殺 こさつ |
manslaughter |
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典故 てんこ |
authentic precedent |
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83.
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山高きが故に貴からず 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) |
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故山 こざん |
one''s native place |
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我思う故に我あり われおもうゆえにわれあり |
I think, therefore I am |
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盗品故買 とうひんこばい |
dealing in stolen goods |
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故紙 こし |
used paper, paper for recycling |
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我思う故に我在り われおもうゆえにわれあり |
I think, therefore I am |
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89.
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反故 ほぐ |
wastepaper, scrap paper |
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事故に遭う じこにあう |
to meet with an accident |
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91.
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我思う故に我有り われおもうゆえにわれあり |
I think, therefore I am |
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92.
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反故 ほご |
wastepaper, scrap paper |
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93.
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事故る じこる |
to have a road accident, to cause a traffic accident |