事故

Meanings

1. accident; incident; trouble
2. circumstances; reasons

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 事

  Meanings

  matter, thing, fact, business

  On reading

  ジ、ズ

  Kun reading

  こと、つか.う、つか.える

  Strokes

  8

• 故

  Meanings

  happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason

  On reading

  コ

  Kun reading

  ゆえ、ふる.い、もと

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• その事故について彼に質問した。

  I asked him about the accident.

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