故事・古事|こじkoji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhistorical event; ancient event
2. nountradition; folklore; legend; origin

• Synonym説話せつわWrittenWritten/formal prose. Legendary tales and narrative literature, as in 「仏教説話」; a literary term.
• Related言い伝えいいつたえNeutralOral traditions and legends passed down by word of mouth; stresses folk transmission, while 「故事」 centers on past events and classical lore.
• Related経緯けいいWrittenWritten/formal prose. The course of events, how something unfolded; used for concrete incidents and carries no classical-lore flavor.
• Related由来ゆらいNeutralThe source or origin of something, as in 「地名の由来」; centers on where it came from, not on old events or lore.
• Related伝承でんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Customs, legends, and knowledge handed down through generations; stresses the process of transmission.
• Related由緒ゆいしょWrittenWritten/formal prose. A distinguished history or pedigree, as in 「由緒ある寺」; stresses an illustrious lineage.
• Related来歴らいれきWrittenThe background or history of a person or object; stresses the course it has gone through.
• Related昔話むかしばなしNeutralFolk tales and old stories, also reminiscences of the past; common in everyday speech.
• Related語り草かたりぐさNeutralAn episode people keep retelling, as in 「後世の語り草」; stresses that it remains a talking point, whether admired or notorious.
• RelatedいわれWrittenWritten/formal prose. The origin or reason behind something, as in 「名前の謂れ」; focuses on a thing's derivation rather than the old event itself.
• Related古伝こでんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Legends and traditions handed down from ancient times; rare.
• RelatedヒストリーNeutralLoanword for history or personal background; colloquial and casual in tone.
• Antonym新事WrittenWritten/formal prose. Antonym: recent events, standing opposite to the old events and lore of 「故事」.

Use 「故事」 (こじ) for ancient events, classical lore, legends, or origins, as in 「故事成語」 and 「故事来歴」. For the origin of something say 「由来」 or 「謂れ」; for oral legends 「言い伝え」; for folk tales 「昔話」. The others cover specific angles: 「経緯」 the course of events, 「伝承」 transmission, 「由緒」 an illustrious pedigree.

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1. 過去かこに起おこった出来事できごと、特とくに、後世こうせいに教訓きょうくんなどの何なんらかの影響えいきょうを与あたえたもの。