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旧 kanji
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
キュウ
Kun readings
ふるいもと
Variant forms
舊Words with 旧
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3旧Popularold; former; ex-; the old; old things; old customs; old times; bygone days; Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
- N1旧知old friend; old acquaintance
- N1旧事past events; bygones
- —旧式Popularold type; old style
- —旧制Popularold system; old order; pre-World War II education system; prewar education system
- —旧姓Popularone's original family name; maiden name
- —旧態Popularold state of affairs
- —旧約Popularold promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
- —旧来Populartraditional; from ancient times; formerly
- —旧暦PopularJapan's old (lunisolar) calendar
- —新旧Popularnew and old; incoming and outgoing
- —復旧Popularrestoration; restitution; rehabilitation
- —旧派Popularold school; old style
- —旧正月Popularlunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- —懐旧reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
- —旧悪past misdeeds; old crimes
- —旧衣worn-out clothes
- —旧詠ancient poems; ancient songs
- —旧怨old grudge
- —旧縁old relationship; old acquaintance