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故障

故障

Chinese

 
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
to block; to hinder; to obstruct
simp. and trad.
(故障)

Noun

故障

  1. breakdown (of a mechanical or electronic device); malfunction; fault
  2. (computing) bug
  3. obstacle; hitch

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

故障 (hiragana こしょう, romaji koshō)

  1. break, break down, have a fault, go out of order

Verb

故障する (intransitive, hiragana こしょうする, romaji koshō suru)

  1. break, break down, have a fault

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

故障 (gojang) (hangeul 고장)

  1. Hanja form? of 고장, “mechanical breakdown”.