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故 — accident; the late; reason

故 means “accident; the late; reason”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). Kun'yomi: ゆえ (yue).

故
Stroke order of 故
Meaning
accident; the late; reason
On'yomi
コ (ko)
Kun'yomi
ゆえ (yue)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2 · set Big ideas

How to remember 故

Sounds like 古: both read コ.

Parts: 古 old · 攵 pointer

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