故

Kanji
故
Level
N2
Meaning
reason, cause, deceased, late
On'yomi
コ
Kun'yomi
ゆえ
Strokes
9
Common compounds

事故 (じこ) accident 故障 (こしょう) breakdown 故郷 (こきょう) hometown

Memory hook

An old (古) reason reinforced by an action (攵) leads to a cause (故).

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