Memory phrase for the Kanji: 故


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Meaning reason, past, cause, circumstances

Pronunciation

KO
yue

Explanation

Left: old (tomb stone), right: to strike (hand with a stick )

Mnemonic


 
When the old (man) strikes, there is a reason in the past.

Radicals

oldPicture of a gravestone
Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or that holds a stick (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick in the hand is easily cognizable.)
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 Vocabulary

ゆえ  reason, cause, circumstances
故障 こしょう  break-down, failure, accident, out of order
故に ゆえに  therefore, consequently
事故 じこ  accident, incident, trouble
故人 こじん  the deceased, old friend
故郷 こきょう  home town, birthplace, native place
故郷 ふるさと  home town, birthplace

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