故 : Happenstance

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Components:

古攴

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

On 'yomi:

コ(ko)

Kun 'yomi:

ゆえ(yue) ふる.い(furu.i) もと(moto)

Strokes:	9
Radical:	攴 (66)
Usage Rating:	612

JLPT:	N1
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	5

Unicode:	06545
jis208:	24-46

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故 Usage examples

故有って(ゆえあって)	for a certain reason, owing to unavoidable circumstances
故郷を慕う(こきょうをしたう)	to pine for home
故人を偲ぶ(こじんをしのぶ)	to think of the dead
故障車(こしょうしゃ)	broken-down (disabled) car
自動車事故(じどうしゃじこ)	motor(ing) (an auto) accident, car crash (smash)
接触事故(せっしょくじこ)	minor collision, (have) a scrape (with another vehicle), fender bender
鉄道事故(てつどうじこ)	railroad accident
事故死(じこし)	accidental death
未必の故意(みひつのこい)	conscious neglect, willful negligence, wilful negligence
縁故採用(えんこさいよう)	employment of workers through (personal) connections
縁故政治(えんこせいじ)	crony politics, nepotistic government
縁故募集(えんこぼしゅう)	private (stock) offering (subscription)
故事成語(こじせいご)	idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
親戚故旧(しんせきこきゅう)	relatives and old friends
事故る(じこる)	to have an accident (esp. traffic accident), to cause an accident
故意犯(こいはん)	crimes of intent
故無い(ゆえない) 故ない(ゆえない)	without a reason
事故防止(じこぼうし)	accident prevention
医療事故(いりょうじこ)	medical error
スリップ事故(スリップじこ)	(car) accidents caused by slippery road conditions, icy road accidents
大事故(だいじこ)	serious accident, major incident
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, a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high