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古

old
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

古い稽古古典

Radicals and components

Radical口mouthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 16

Compound words

古いふるい
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique
稽古けいこ
practice; practising; training; study
古典こてん
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
古語こご
archaic word; obsolete word; archaism; old saying; old adage
古今ここん
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
古参こさん
senior; veteran; old-timer
古書こしょ
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
古城こじょう
old castle; old fortress
古巣ふるす
old haunts; former homes
古代こだい
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
古着ふるぎ
old clothes; secondhand clothing
古都こと
ancient city; former capital
古風こふう
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
古墳こふん
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
古来こらい
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
最古さいこ
the oldest; the earliest
太古たいこ
ancient times; prehistoric times
中古ちゅうこ
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
古文こぶん
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
古本ふるほん
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
古紙こし
used paper; paper for recycling
古臭いふるくさい
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated
古典的こてんてき
classical; classic
古本屋ふるほんや
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 古

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