故 Kanji for reason

N3–N2Grade 59 strokes

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

Kun: ゆえ、ふる.い、もと
On: コ

故 is the Japanese kanji for reason, happenstance, especially, intentionally, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ゆえ、ふる.い、もと and its on reading is コ.

Stroke order

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Words with 故

故ゆえにtherefore, consequently
事じ故こaccident, incident, trouble
故こ障しょうfault, trouble, breakdown
故こ意いintent, intention, bad faith
交こう通つう事じ故こtraffic accident
故こ国こくone's native land

Practice 故 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.