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こしょうする

故障する

koshōsuru

common

English

to break down (machine)

नेपाली

बिग्रनु (मेसिन)

Examples

  1. 車くるまが故障こしょうしました。

    The car broke down.

  2. パソコンが故障こしょうして困こまっています。

    My computer broke down, and I'm in a bind.

  3. エレベーターが故障こしょうしています。

    The elevator has broken down.

How to write it

Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

故 9 strokes
障 14 strokes

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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