故 — happenstance, especially, intentionally

ゆえ故 happenstance

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes

U+6545 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #612 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #355 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

happenstance
especially
intentionally
reason
cause
circumstances
the late
therefore
consequently

word

ゆえ yue Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

故(ゆえ) yue reason 故(ゆえ) に yueni therefore

こ ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

事(じ) 故(こ) jiko accident 故(こ) 意(い) koi intention 故(こ) 人(じん) kojin the deceased 故(こ) 障(しょう) koshou breakdown 故(こ) 郷(きょう) kokyou hometown

せ・ぜ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

何(な) 故(ぜ) naze why 何(な) 故(ぜ) か nazeka for some reason

Appears in idioms

温故知新四字熟語

warm, happenstance, know, new

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Components

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ふる古 old

攵 strike

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故 — happenstance, especially, intentionally

Meanings

word

ゆえ yue Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こ ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

せ・ぜ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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故 — happenstance, especially, intentionally

Meanings

word

ゆえ yue Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こ ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

せ ・ぜ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

せ・ぜ se Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).