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    3. 故障

    故障

    故こ障しょう

    fault

    N4KMT5News #5+1CoreDaily LifeTechnologyMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab23 strokes

    こしょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    fault, trouble, breakdown, failure, being out of order

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    2.
    damage (to a part of the body), injury, hurt

    Noun

    3.
    problem, hitch, obstacle, hindrance
    4.
    objection, protest

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    テレビが故こ障しょうしました。

    The TV broke down.

    KMT3Daily LifeTechnology
    機き械かいの故こ障しょうで、作さ業ぎょうが中ちゅう断だんされました。

    Work was interrupted due to a machine breakdown.

    KMT5Daily LifeTechnologyWork & Career
    スマートフォンが故こ障しょうしたので、新あたらしいものを買かう必ひつ要ようがあります。

    My smartphone broke down, so I need to buy a new one.

    KMT5TechnologyDaily Life
    彼かれは膝ひざの故こ障しょうで、しばらくの間あいだスポーツができません。

    He can't play sports for a while due to a knee injury.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthSports & Martial Arts
    予よ期きせぬシステムの故こ障しょうにより、サービスが一いち時じ的てきに停 止 しました。

    Due to an unexpected system failure, the service was temporarily suspended.

    KMT6TechnologyBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    故
    ゆえ・ふる.い・もと…(1)
    happenstance・especially・intentionally・reason・cause…(4)
    障
    さわ.る…(1)
    hinder・hurt・harm
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