EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    historical event; ancient event

  2. tradition; folklore; legend; origin

Also written 古事【こじ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

Kun
ゆえふる.いもと
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
612 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
4i5.2The Kanji Dictionary
4864.0Four corner code
1566deroo
6545Unicode hex code
1-24-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2044Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2334New Nelson (John Haig)
1141New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1466Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
778Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
333Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
355Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
455A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
880Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
707Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13161Morohashi
668A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
173Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
778sakade
587Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
694henshall3
697Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
722Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
936Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
339Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu4Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level