Kanji: 故

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	攴(攵) Radical name: とまた (のぶん)
Meaning:	Happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	故障(こしょう)する	to break-down
N4	事故(じこ)	accident
N3	故郷(こきょう)	home town, birthplace, old village, historic village
N3	故障(こしょう)	break-down, failure, accident, out of order
N1	故(こ)	the late (deceased)
N1	故人(こじん)	the deceased, old friend
N1	何故(なぜ)	why, how