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古 kanji
old
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
コ
Kun readings
ふるいふる--ふるす
Words with 古
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —古備前Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
- —古代米ancient rice varieties; wild rice
- —古美術antiques; old works of art
- —古武術ancient Japanese martial arts
- —古文字kanji (as opposed to kana)
- —蒙古族Mongolian people
- —新古品new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
- —お稽古practice; training
- —古記録historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)
- —古今集Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
- —徴古館museum (esp. with collections of old objects)
- —古地図old map; antique map
- —最古参oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
- —古民家old Japanese-style house
- —古気候paleoclimate
- —古参兵long-serving soldier; veteran
- —懐古厨nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy
- —中古語Early Middle Japanese
- —中古文Heian-period kana writing
- —蒙古人Mongol; Mongolian