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故 = 古 + 攵
故 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “happenstance”. It is built from 古 (old) and 攵 (rap). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 355. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- happenstance
- RTK frame
- 355
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ゆえ, ふる.い, もと
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- случайность
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 故 ancient
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 故
How to find 故 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “old” + “rap”. 故 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 故 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.