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故障する

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

故障する — “to break down, to malfunction”

故障する (read こしょうする) means to break down, to malfunction. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

こしょうする

Meaning

to break down, to malfunction

故障する in a sentence

エアコンが故障こしょうしました。

The air conditioner broke down.

The kanji in 故障する

故reason; old; the late (deceased)
障obstacle

Words that share a kanji with 故障する

事故じこ— accident
故郷こきょう— hometown, birthplace
障害しょうがい— obstacle, hindrance, disability
障子しょうじ— shoji, paper sliding door

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