Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N1
612 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Kunyomi: ゆえ ふる.い もと
Onyomi: コ
Composition: 古 攴
Radical: 攴
Reading: ぼくづくり
Meaning: rap
Strokes: 4
故郷（こきょう） home town
故国（ここく） one's native land
故人（こじん） the deceased
故田中氏（こたなかし） the late Mr. Tanaka
事故（じこ） accident
故意に（こいに） purposefully
故障する（こしょうする） break down, malfunction [v.i.]
故（ゆえ） reason [n.]
故 （コ） the late, the deceased
殊更 （コトサラ） intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
物故 （ブッコ） death (of a person)
人身事故 （ジンシンジコ） accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
故 （ゆえ） reason, cause, circumstances
故に （ゆえに） therefore, consequently
古い （ふるい） old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
元 （もと） former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N1
612 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Kunyomi: ゆえ ふる.い もと
Onyomi: コ
Composition: 古 攴
Radical: 攴
Reading: ぼくづくり
Meaning: rap
Strokes: 4
故郷（こきょう） home town
故国（ここく） one's native land
故人（こじん） the deceased
故田中氏（こたなかし） the late Mr. Tanaka
事故（じこ） accident
故意に（こいに） purposefully
故障する（こしょうする） break down, malfunction [v.i.]
故（ゆえ） reason [n.]
故 （コ） the late, the deceased
殊更 （コトサラ） intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
物故 （ブッコ） death (of a person)
人身事故 （ジンシンジコ） accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
故 （ゆえ） reason, cause, circumstances
故に （ゆえに） therefore, consequently
古い （ふるい） old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
元 （もと） former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before