故 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「攵」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「攵」
- On
- コ
- Kun
- ゆえ
- Meaning
- reason; the late (deceased); accident
Origin
古 "old" plus 攵 "action"; what has come about from before — hence "reason, former, incident."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コ | 故郷・故意・事故 |
|---|---|
| ゆえ | 故・故に |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 事故じこ
accident
- 故郷こきょう
hometown
Example
その道で事故があった。
There was an accident on that road.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)