# 故 breakdown, accident

古 (old) + (director)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KO | Don't let the KODOMO (子)have an accident if you are the babysitter.

## Mnemonic

| The director is so old, he keeps having accidents on set.

## Kunyomi

ゆえ ( に　 or ある or　ない ) | reason ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

事故(じこ) | accident ★★★★☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 事故 (accident) accident - not like you spilled your Coke, but like a traffic accident or a dude getting smeared by a meteorite.
何故(なぜ) | why ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 何 (what?!?) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 何故 (why) a slightly more emphatic version of "Why?"
故障(こしょう) | malfunction ★★☆☆☆ 故 (breakdown, accident) + 障 (impede) = 故障 (malfunction) a breakdown or malfunction

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
枯 | wither | TREE | 木
故 | breakdown, accident | DIRECTOR |

The DIRECTOR got in an accident when he hit the withered TREE.