# 故 — Circumstance

Frequency rank 719 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 志 (Intention), less common than 庭 (Garden).

- On’yomi: こ
- Kun’yomi: ゆえ
- Radical: 攴 Rap, Tap (Kangxi 66)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Old on the left meets a scarecrow on the right — an old scarecrow stands in the field, its presence a circumstance of long-standing tradition.

In words:

- 故 こ — the late (deceased)
- 故障 こしょう・する — to break-down
- 事故 じこ — accident

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