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故

故 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「攴」+音符「古」。「原因」「理由」を意味する漢語｛故｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コElem.
Kun (native)
  • ゆえJHS
  • ふる(い)
  • もと
Other languages
  • 拼音gu4
  • 한글go
  • Hán-ViệtCố

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
攴(のぶん)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6545

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰古攵

Words using this kanji

  • 故障こしょう機械に不調が生じ、正常な働きを失うこと。 心身に不調が生じること。特に負傷によるもの。 物事の進行を妨げるもの。さしさわり。fault, trouble, breakdown, failure
  • 故郷ふるさとふるさと。hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
  • 故人こじん死亡した人。 昔からの友人。旧友。the deceased, the departed, old friend, longtime acquaintance
  • 故意こいわざとすること。行うことの結果を理解して行うこと。特に悪い結果をもたらす場合に用いる。intent, intention, bad faith, mens rea (guilty mind)
  • 故国ここく自分の故郷である国。one's native land
  • 故事こじ過去に起こった出来事、特に、後世に教訓などの何らかの影響を与えたもの。historical event, ancient event, tradition, folklore
  • 故にゆえにtherefore, consequently
  • 故ゆえ（ふる） （ゆえ） （もと）reason, circumstances, grounds, cause
  • 故郷こきょうふるさと。hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
  • 故こ（ふる） （ゆえ） （もと）the late, the deceased
  • 故旧こきゅう古い知人。久しい馴染み。old acquaintance
  • 故買こばいbuying stolen goods, receiving
  • 故実こじつ昔の儀式や法制、服装、作法などの規定や事例などのこと。ancient practices, old customs
  • 故山こざんふるさとの山。 ふるさと。故郷。one's native place
  • 故主こしゅone's former master
  • 故知こち先人が用いた知恵や知略。the wisdom of the ancients
  • 故殺こさつ故意に人を殺すこと。(voluntary) manslaughter, killing with intent
  • 故吾こご昔のままの自分。one's former self
  • 故地こちかつて所有していた土地。 縁故のある土地。former residence, former land, place remembered for a connection to someone
  • 故買者こばいしゃperson who buys stolen goods, dealer in stolen goods, receiver, fence

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-4
Four Corner
4864.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4i5.2
Heisig
355
Nelson
2044