故

Glyph origin
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Etymology 1
Derivative of. The sense “cause, reason” may be related to (“thing or person of former times”), or the same word as.

Definitions

 * 1) old; of the past
 * 2) cause; reason
 * 3) accident; misfortune; unexpected event
 * 4) past things; antiquity
 * 5) old friend; good friend; close friend
 * 6) to die; to pass away
 * 7) deceased; dead
 * 8) formerly; originally
 * 9) intentionally; deliberately
 * 10) still; as before
 * 11) therefore; so
 * 1) intentionally; deliberately
 * 2) still; as before
 * 3) therefore; so

Synonyms




Descendants
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Kanji

 * 1) happenstance
 * 2) old, past
 * 3) therefore
 * 4) late (deceased)

Prefix

 * 1) the deceased, late

Affix

 * 1) old; past; former

Etymology
From.