古 — kanji meaning “old”
古
old
- Meanings
- old
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi
- ふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す
- Name readings
- ふゆ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #509 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- gǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 古
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古い | ふるい furui | old; aged; ancient |
| 古代 | こだい kodai | ancient times; distant past; antiquity |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ chuuko | used; second-hand; old |
| 古典 | こてん koten | classic (work, esp. book); the classics |
| 稽古 | けいこ keiko | practice; practising; training |
| 古本 | ふるほん furuhon | secondhand book |
| 古墳 | こふん kofun | ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus |
| 太古 | たいこ taiko | ancient times; prehistoric times |
| 名古屋 | なごや nagoya | Nagoya (city) |
| 古風 | こふう kofuu | old-fashioned; archaic; antique |
| 最古 | さいこ saiko | the oldest; the earliest |
| 考古学 | こうこがく koukogaku | archaeology; archeology |
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