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故事

故事

Chinese

 
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
 
matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad.
(故事) 		故 事
anagram 事故

Noun

故事

  1. story; tale; narrative
    講故事 / 讲故事  ―  jiǎng gùshi  ―  to tell a story
    背後的故事 / 背后的故事  ―  bèihòu de gùshi  ―  the story behind it
    歷史故事 / 历史故事  ―  lìshǐ gùshi  ―  stories from history

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Pronunciation

Noun

故事

  1. (archaic) old practice or system; well-established convention or routine
  2. (archaic) accident

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故 事
こ
Grade: 5 		じ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

故事 ‎(hiragana こじ, romaji koji)

  1. historical fact (mostly related to tradition), historical event
  2. folklore

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

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