9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

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

Kun'yomi
  • reason
  • old ②long ③of the distant past ④stale
  • former ②earlier times ③formerly
On'yomi
  • the late

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

94.5%
ゆえ 5.4%
ふる 0.1%

Character Breakdown

happenstance, especially, intentionally
コ ゆえ ふる.い (5th, N1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

accident ②circumstances
historical event ②tradition
breakdown ②damage ③objection
intent ②mens rea (guilty mind)
accidental death
death (of a person)
for a certain reason
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6545
JIS X 0208 1-24-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2044
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2334
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1141
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1466
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 778
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1056
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 333
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 355
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 455
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 880
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 707
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13161
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 668
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 173
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 173
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 778
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 587
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 694
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 697
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 722
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 936
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 339
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i5.2
Four corner code 4864.0
De Roo Code 1566