Kanji

故

Meaning

happenstance especially intentionally

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ゆえ に therefore
  • ゆえ なない without a reason
  • それ ゆえ に and so
  • ふるい
  • もと

On'yomi

  • じ こ accident
  • こ しょう fault
  • こ い intent

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/9

Related Entries

故 こ
the late, the deceased
故 ゆえ
reason, cause, circumstances
故 ことさら
intentionally, deliberately, d...
故 もと
former, ex-, past, one-time, e...
故 ふる
used item, secondhand item, ol...

Component Analysis

故
happenstance, especially, intentionally...
ゆえ, ふる.い, コ
古
old
ふる.い, ふる-, コ
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
攵
( 攴 ) strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク
𠂉
乂
mow, cut grass, subdue
おさ.める, か.る, ガイ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

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