故
cause; former; happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; circumstances; the late
9 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 612.
Readings
- コ (on reading): 事故 (じこ) accident; 故障 (こしょう) fault
- ゆえ (kun reading): 故 (ゆえ) reason; 故あって (ゆえあって) for a certain reason
- ふるい (kun reading)
- もと (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 反故にする (ほごにする) to throw away as useless; 反故紙 (ほごがみ) wastepaper
Components
Kanji containing 故
- 做 make
Words using 故
- 事故 (じこ) accident
- 故障 (こしょう) fault
- 交通事故 (こうつうじこ) traffic accident
- 故郷 (こきょう) hometown
- 事故る (じこる) to have an accident (esp. traffic accident)
- 故 (ゆえ) reason
- 故あって (ゆえあって) for a certain reason
- 故無い (ゆえない) without a reason
- 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) don't judge a book by its cover
- 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
- 反故にする (ほごにする) to throw away as useless
- 反故紙 (ほごがみ) wastepaper
130 words in all.