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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
- —古典力学classical mechanics
- —古風土記ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE
- —古語辞典dictionary of archaisms
- —古典楽器Japanese classical musical instruments
- —古地理学paleogeography; palaeogeography
- —古代中国ancient China
- —人類最古oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
- —宮古上布high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture)
- —通し稽古full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
- —考古学界archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
- —古美術商antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
- —古異歯類Paleoheterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs)
- —古美術店antique store; antique shop
- —蒙古野馬Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
- —古文書学study of historical documents; diplomatics; diplomatic; paleography; palaeography
- —考古学的archeological; archaeological
- —復古論者reactionary
- —尚古主義classicism; primitivism
- —古天文学archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
- —古気候学paleoclimatology