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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
- N3中古Popularused; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
- N2稽古Popularpractice; practising; training; study
- N2古典Popularclassic (work, esp. book); the classics
- N1古代Popularancient times; distant past; antiquity
- N1考古学Populararchaeology; archeology
- —古語Populararchaic word; obsolete word; archaism; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
- —古今Popularancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
- —古参Popularsenior; veteran; old-timer
- —古書Popularold book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
- —古城Popularold castle; old fortress
- —古都Popularancient city; former capital
- —古風Popularold-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
- —古墳Popularancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
- —古来Popularfrom ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
- —最古Popularthe oldest; the earliest
- —太古Popularancient times; prehistoric times
- —古文Popularancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
- —古紙Popularused paper; paper for recycling
- —古典的Popularclassical; classic
- —中古車Popularused car; secondhand car