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    3. 故事

    故事

    故こ事じ

    historical event

    KMT8News #27+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab17 strokes

    古事

    こじ

    Noun

    1.
    historical event, ancient event
    2.
    tradition, folklore, legend, origin

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    この物ものが語たりには古ふるい故こ事じがもとになっています。

    This story is based on an old historical event/legend.

    KMT7LiteratureHistory
    その言こと葉ばは中ちゅう国ごくの故こ事じに由ゆ来らいする。

    That saying originates from a Chinese historical anecdote.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHistory
    日に本ほんには多おおくの興きょう味み深ぶかい故こ事じが語かたり継つがれています。

    Many interesting historical tales are passed down in Japan.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    故こ事じ成せい語ごを学まなぶことで、歴れき史しや文ぶん化かへの理り解かいが深ふかまる。

    By learning historical idioms (koji seigo), one's understanding of history and culture deepens.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & TraditionsEducation
    その祭まつりは、地ち域いきの古ふるい故こ事じにちなんで行おこなわれる。

    That festival is held in commemoration of an old local legend.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    故
    ゆえ・ふる.い・もと…(1)
    happenstance・especially・intentionally・reason・cause…(4)
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
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