故 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「攵」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「攵」
- On
- コこ · ko
- Kun
- ゆえyue
- Meaning
- reason; the late (deceased); accident
Stroke order
Origin
古 "old" plus 攵 "action"; what has come about from before — hence "reason, former, incident."
Readings and examples
| Onコこko | 故郷こきょう故意こい事故じこ |
|---|---|
| Kunゆえyue | 故こ故にゆえに |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 事故じこ
accident
- 故郷こきょう
hometown
- 故障こしょう
- 何故なぜ
Example
その道で事故があった。
There was an accident on that road.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)