故 (Kanji for breakdown, accident)

Onyomi

KO	Don't let the KODOMO (子)have an accident if you are the babysitter.

The director is so old, he keeps having accidents on set.

ゆえ ( に　 or ある or　ない )

reason
★☆☆☆☆

事故(じこ)

accident ★★★★☆
事 (action/ incident) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 事故 (accident)

accident - not like you spilled your Coke, but like a traffic accident or a dude getting smeared by a meteorite.

何故(なぜ)

why ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA
何 (what?!?) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 何故 (why)

a slightly more emphatic version of "Why?"

故障(こしょう)

malfunction ★★☆☆☆
故 (breakdown, accident) + 障 (impede) = 故障 (malfunction)

a breakdown or malfunction

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
枯	wither	TREE	木
故	breakdown, accident	DIRECTOR

The DIRECTOR got in an accident when he hit the withered TREE.