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Meaning of 故

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore

Onyomi


ko

Kunyomi

ゆえ、 ふる(い)、 もと
yue, furu(i), moto

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 コ / ゆえ、 ふる(い)、 もと 】.

Meaning: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore .

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Example #1

かれはじこでけがをした。
kare wa jiko de kega o shita.
He was injured in the accident.
Example #2

かれらのここくはにほんです。
karera no kokoku wa Nihon desu.
Their home country is Japan.
Example #3

わたしのふるさとのまちはとうきょうです。
watashi no furusato no machi wa Toukyou desu.
My hometown is Tokyo.
Example #4

かれはこじんのためにひかをかいた。
kare wa kojin no tame ni hika o kaita.
He wrote an elegy for the deceased.
Example #5

かのじょはこいにまちがいのじゅうしょをわたしにおしえた。
kanojo wa koi ni machigai no juusho o watashi ni oshieta.
She told me a wrong address on purpose.

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