01
事故
じこ
accident
Meanings
- happenstance
- especially
- intentionally
- reason
- cause
- circumstances
Readings
Onyomi
- コ
Kunyomi
- ゆえ
- ふる.い
- もと
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Useful words
02
故障
こしょう
breakdown
03
故郷
こきょう
hometown
04
故人
こじん
the deceased
05
故に
ゆえに
therefore
06
故意
こい
intent
Compare Kanji
01古Component86%old古 forms the left side of 故, and its oldness also supports the 'former' nuance.02由Meaning82%wherefore, a reasonReason or origin in 由 sits close to the cause sense of 故.03事Meaning66%matter, thingEvents and circumstances in 事 give 故 a concrete setting for 'because of this.'04原Meaning78%meadow, originalOrigin in 原 helps explain 故 when it points to a cause or reason.05死Meaning62%death, dieThe 'late person' sense of 故 becomes easier to place beside death in 死.06改Component55%reformation, change改 has a similar right-side action stroke, useful for noticing the 攵 part in 故.