故事

Chinese

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

Pronunciation 1


Noun

故事

  1. story; tale; narrative
    一個悲傷故事 / 一个悲伤故事   yīge bēishāng de gùshi   a sad story
    故事 / 故事   jiǎng gùshi   to tell a story
    背後故事 / 背后故事   bèihòu de gùshi   the story behind it
    歷史故事 / 历史故事   lìshǐ gùshi   stories from history
    故事   guǐ gùshi   ghost story

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Pronunciation 2


Noun

故事

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

故事 (hiragana こじ, rōmaji 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.
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