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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

故こ

N1
こ ko
  1. the late (deceased)
prefix

Chinese meanings

已故的

Chinese notes

接在已故者姓名或称谓前,读作こ;故人读作こじん。

Examples

  • 故山田氏をしのぶ会が開かれた。
    A memorial meeting was held for the late Mr. Yamada.
    人们举行了纪念已故山田先生的活动。
  • 故鈴木氏の作品を展示する。
    Display works by the late Mr. Suzuki.
    展出已故铃木先生的作品。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('10c1ffea60'); // 故
{
  "id": "10c1ffea60",
  "word": "故",
  "reading": "こ",
  "romaji": "ko",
  "meanings": [
    "the late (deceased)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "pref"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1267110,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "故山田氏をしのぶ会が開かれた。",
      "en": "A memorial meeting was held for the late Mr. Yamada."
    },
    {
      "ja": "故鈴木氏の作品を展示する。",
      "en": "Display works by the late Mr. Suzuki."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "cdcc1e468e3ded90ee08da80f22d964c00e2fd2081e99040fed62f7ba112fc37",
    "meanings": [
      "已故的"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "故山田氏をしのぶ会が開かれた。",
        "zh": "人们举行了纪念已故山田先生的活动。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "故鈴木氏の作品を展示する。",
        "zh": "展出已故铃木先生的作品。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/10c1ffea60",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1267110; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "a7d42ae9a192636c43b93be4200596efff106514c665dfe3263fffa735b3a9f8",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "接在已故者姓名或称谓前,读作こ;故人读作こじん。"
  }
}