Moto 故: Happenstance; Especially; IntentionallyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コ
- Kun'yomi
- ゆえ、ふる(い)、もと
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 148 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コ)
- 事故じこaccident; incident
- 故障こしょうbreakdown; failure
- 交通事故こうつうじこtraffic accident
- 故人こじんthe deceased; the departed
- 故意こいintent; intention
- 故国ここくone's native land
- 人身事故じんしんじこaccident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
- 故事こじhistorical event; ancient event
- 無事故むじこwithout accident
- 物故ぶっこdeath (of a person)
- 縁故えんこrelation; connection
- もらい事故もらいじこtraffic accident for which the other side is at fault
- エンジン故障エンジンこしょうengine failure
- サンキュー事故サンキューじこtraffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for letting him go first at a junction
- スリップ事故スリップじこ(car) accident caused by slippery road conditions; icy road accident
- チェルノブイリ原子力発電所事故チェルノブイリげんしりょくはつでんしょじこChernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
- ポイント故障ポイントこしょうpoints failure (railroad)
- リンク故障リンクこしょうlink failure
- 世故せいこworldly affairs
- 事故にあうじこにあうto have an accident; to meet with an accident
- 事故に遭うじこにあうto have an accident; to meet with an accident
- 事故るじこるto have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
- 事故原因じこげんいんsource, cause of an accident
- 事故多発じこたはつaccidents frequent; accident-prone zone
- 事故多発地点じこたはつちてんaccident-prone zone; accident blackspot
- 事故機じこきaircraft involved in an accident; crashed aircraft
- 事故歴じこれきhistory of (automobile) accidents
- 事故死じこしaccidental death
- 事故渋滞じこじゅうたいcongestion caused by a traffic accident
- 事故物件じこぶっけんstigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
- 事故現場じこげんばscene of an accident; crash site
- 事故米じこまいrice contaminated by an accident
- 事故車じこしゃcar involved in an accident
- 事故防止じこぼうしaccident prevention
- 伝送故障でんそうこしょうtransmission fault
- 保険事故ほけんじこevent insured against
- 典故てんこauthentic precedent
- 初期故障しょきこしょうinitial failure
- 劣化故障れっかこしょうdegradation failure
- 動力故障どうりょくこしょうpower failure
- 医療事故いりょうじこmedical error
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 故郷ふるさとhome town; birthplace
- 故にゆえにtherefore; consequently
- この故にこのゆえにtherefore; because of this
- しかるが故にしかるがゆえにas such; that being so
- それ故それゆえtherefore; for that reason
- それ故にそれゆえにand so; therefore
- 事故無しことゆえなしwithout incident
Other readings
- 何故なぜwhy; how
- 何故かなぜかsomehow; for some reason
- 何故ならなぜならbecause; the reason is
- 何故ならばなぜならばbecause; for
- チェルノブイリ原発事故チェルノブイリげんぱつじこChernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
- 世故に長けるせこにたけるto know much of the world
- 何故かと言うとなぜかというとbecause; the reason why is
- 何故だかなぜだかsomehow; for some reason
- 何故になぜにwhy; how
- 其れ故それゆえtherefore; for that reason
- 其れ故にそれゆえにand so; therefore
- 原発事故げんぱつじこnuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
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