Japanese Word Entry

故障
Kana:こしょう
Romaji:koshou
Definitions:
  1. fault, trouble, breakdown, failure, being out of order

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

  3. problem, hitch, obstacle, hindrance

  4. objection, protest


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Chinese characters used in this word

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently, ancient, old, because
Readings
Mandarin: ㄍㄨˋ (gù)
Cantonese: gu3
Japanese: コ (ko) / ゆえ (yue)、 ふる.い (furui)、 もと (moto)、 こと (koto)、 ことさらに (kotosarani)
Korean: 고 (go)
Vietnamese: cố

hinder, hurt, harm, separate, shield, barricade
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄤˋ (zhàng), ㄓㄤ (zhāng)
Cantonese: zoeng3
Japanese: ショウ (shou) / さわ.る (sawaru)、 へだて (hedate)、 ふせぐ (fusegu)
Korean: 장 (jang)
Vietnamese: chướng