故事

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

Pronunciation 1

Noun

故事

  1. story; tale; narrative
    一個悲傷的故事 / 一个悲伤的故事  ―  yīge bēishāng de gùshi  ―  a sad story
    講故事 / 讲故事  ―  jiǎng gùshi  ―  to tell a story
    背後的故事 / 背后的故事  ―  bèihòu de gùshi  ―  the story behind it
    歷史故事 / 历史故事  ―  lìshǐ gùshi  ―  stories from history
    鬼故事  ―  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
故 事
こ
Grade: 5		 じ
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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