Onyomi: コ · Kunyomi: ふる.い, もと, ゆえ · Meanings: cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 故 | こ | the late, the deceased | JLPT-N1 Prefix |
| 元 | もと | former, ex-, past, one-time | JLPT-N3 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, used as a prefix |
| 古 | ふる | used item, secondhand item | Noun |
| 故 | ゆえ | reason, cause, circumstances, grounds | Noun |
| 殊更 | ことさら | intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose | Adverb (fukushi), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 故障 | こしょう | fault, trouble, breakdown, failure, being out of order | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 古い | ふるい | old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 故人 | こじん | the deceased, the departed | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 故意 | こい | intent, intention, bad faith | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 故郷 | ふるさと | hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
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