Question

故 ゆえ、ふる.い、もと 事故(じこ): (1) accident; incident; trouble (2) circumstances; reasons故障(こしょう): break-down; failure; fault; accident; out of order何故(なぜ): why; how故人(こじん): the deceased; old friend何故なら(なぜなら): because故(こ): the late (deceased)故(ゆえ): reason; cause; circumstances其れ故(それゆえ): therefore; for that reason; so 5 古: old攵: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 攴 4 (none) happenstance Need to disambiguate from enemy (#443) as it´s easy to mix up antique and old here. Let´s think of an accidental president -- he is an old taskmaster who has managed to win the election by happenstance .

Accepted Answer

コ happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently 2 612 9 66 ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん 会意 Compound Ideographic An OLD TASKMASTER is no happenstance (coincidence). The older you get the more rigid in your ways.

Kanji	故
Onyomi	コ
Kunyomi	ゆえ、ふる.い、もと
English	happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Examples	事故(じこ): (1) accident; incident; trouble (2) circumstances; reasons 故障(こしょう): break-down; failure; fault; accident; out of order 何故(なぜ): why; how 故人(こじん): the deceased; old friend 何故なら(なぜなら): because 故(こ): the late (deceased) 故(ゆえ): reason; cause; circumstances 其れ故(それゆえ): therefore; for that reason; so
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	612
Components	古: old 攵: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	攴
Radical Number	66
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	happenstance
Koohii Story 1	An OLD TASKMASTER is no happenstance (coincidence). The older you get the more rigid in your ways.
Koohii Story 2	Need to disambiguate from enemy (#443) as it´s easy to mix up antique and old here. Let´s think of an accidental president -- he is an old taskmaster who has managed to win the election by happenstance .

Happenstance Accident Reason Taskmaster 故 コ ゆえ、ふる.い、もと Intentionally

Happenstance Accident Reason Taskmaster 故コゆえ、ふる.い、もと Intentionally