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《なぜ》何故AdverbUsually kanaFreq #345
1

why; how; for what reason

Examples
あなたはなぜ働いているの。
How come you're still working?
元旧故もとFreq #377
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Noun, used as a prefix

former; ex-; past; one-time

Examples
うちのかみさんは元プロレスラーで、だからもし私が浮気をしているところを見つかりでもしようものなら、それこそコテンパンにやられてしまうよ。
My wife used to be a pro-wrestler, so if she ever catches me two-timing her, I'd be beaten to a pulp.
2

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

earlier times; the past; previous state

3

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

formerly; previously; originally; before

古いふるい旧い故い～い Adj.Freq #1192
1

Of things, not people

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

Examples
ケンが使っている机はもう古い。
The desk that Ken uses is old.
2

long; since long ago; time-honored

3

of the distant past; long-ago

4

stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny

5

old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

なぜか何故かAdverbUsually kanaFreq #1516
1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

Examples
彼女はなぜかふさいでいる。
She looks blue for some reason.
事故じこことゆえNounFreq #1961
1

accident; incident; trouble

Examples
その事故について彼に質問した。
I asked him about the accident.
2

circumstances; reasons

故郷こきょうNounFreq #3458
1

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

ゆえ故Usually kanaFreq #3560
1

Common noun

reason; cause; circumstances; grounds

Examples
その起源ゆえに、カナダ英語にはアメリカ英語とイギリス英語の両方の特徴がある。
Because of its origins, Canadian English has features of both American and British English.
2

Conjunction

because of; as a result of

ゆえに故にUsually kanaFreq #3633
1

Conjunction

therefore; consequently

Examples
ゆえに、筋肉の５０パーセントが脂肪に取って代わられる可能性がある。
Hence 50 percent of the muscle can give way to fat.
なぜなら何故ならUsually kanaFreq #3515
1

Conjunction

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

Examples
聞いて驚くなよ！今日から俺はピアノを始めるんだ。なぜなら私は音楽の先生になりたいからだ！
Brace yourselves! From today I'm learning the piano. Why? Because I want to become a music teacher!
故障こしょうNounFreq #7861
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order

Examples
車が故障したので遅れました。
I was late because my car broke down.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

damage (to a part of the body); injury; hurt

3

problem; hitch; obstacle; hindrance

4

objection; protest

故こFreq #12048
1

Prefix

the late; the deceased

ことさら殊更故～な Adj.AdverbUsually kanaFreq #13293
1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose

2

especially; particularly

故意にこいにAdverbFreq #17635
1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

Examples
それは偶然だったのか、それとも故意にであったのか。
Was it by accident or by design?
故人こじんNounFreq #20041
1

the deceased; the departed

Examples
故人をしのんで、記念碑が建てられた。
A monument was erected in memory of the deceased.
2

Dated term

old friend; longtime acquaintance

古ふる故旧Freq #20501
1

Common noun

used item; secondhand item

2

Noun, used as a prefix

old; used; previous

Examples
森のはずれに古小屋が立っているのが見えた。
We saw an old hut standing at the margin of the forest.
事故死じこしNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #23211
1

accidental death

なぜに何故になにゆえにAdverbUsually kanaFreq #24130
1

why; how

なぜだか何故だかAdverbUsually kanaFreq #9492
1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

交通事故こうつうじこNounFreq #13941
1

traffic accident

Examples
彼は交通事故に遭った。
He met with a traffic accident.
それゆえにそれ故に其れ故にAdverbUsually kanaFreq #14097
1

and so; therefore; for that reason

Examples
学寮長のベイカーさんは、それゆえに自分の所有する小さい車のために、駐車場に特別なスペースを設けた。
The head of the college, Miss Baker, had a special place in the car park for her small car.
事故にあう事故に遭うじこにあうExpressionGodan verbFreq #18949
1

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

Examples
彼は事故に遭って骨を折った。
He met with an accident and broke some bones.
なぜならば何故ならばUsually kanaFreq #20185
1

Conjunction

because; for; the reason why is ...

Examples
その会合は延期されました。なぜならばジョンが病気だったからです。
The meeting was put off because John was sick.
反故にする反古にするほごにするExpressionする VerbFreq #24714
1

to throw away as useless; to scrap

Examples
一族が苦労して積み上げてきたものを、お前は一瞬で反故にするつもりか。
Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
2

to make null and void; to renege; to annul; to revoke

何故何ゆえなにゆえAdverbFreq #26093
1

Formal or literary term

why

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