故 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 故意味

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

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故 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ゆえ yue
ふる.い furu.i
もと moto

KUNYOMI　訓読み

コ ko

Examples

その起源ゆえに、カナダ英語にはアメリカ英語とイギリス英語の両方の特徴がある。

Because of its origins, Canadian English has features of both American and British English.

「ああ、これが愚息のタカシね」「え、は・はい。〈故〉タカシ君ですね！」「フーちゃんまだ死んでないよ！たぶん」

“Ah, this is my idiot son Takashi” “Eh-er, yes. (The late) Takashi, right?” “Fuusy, he isn’t dead yet! Probably.”

彼の欠点のゆえにかえって人々は彼を好いた。

People liked him all the better for his faults.

ほとんど全ての人は治療で死に、病のゆえではない。

Nearly all men die of their remedies, and not of their illness.

彼らは幼児の死亡率の低さは医学の進歩のゆえと考えた。

They attributed the low death rate of infants to the progress of medicine.

みなさんはある種の特権を持つゆえに相応の責任もあります。

You have certain privileges and therefore corresponding responsibilities.

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振 shake, wave, wag, swing

弁 valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

就 concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per

異 uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

献 offering, counter for drinks, present, offer