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old times
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingキュウ
Kun readingふる.いもと

Meanings

  1. old times
  2. ex-
  3. former
    システム書かソフトとの上位互換保つ大切ですIt is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.tatoeba
    体制すべて体制もと粛清ましたAll political dissidents were purged under the former regime.tatoeba
  4. old friend
    公園歩い偶然出会っHe came across his old friend while walking in the park.tatoeba
    大石友人Oishi's old friend.wiki
  5. old things
  6. olden timesRtK
  1. old
  2. the old

Synonyms

旧暦

Popular Usage

旧知旧事

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

stick () · sun () · day ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 35

Compound words

新トンネルはトンネルの2倍の長さだ。きゅう
The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.tatoeba
官僚は法規の改正に関して、成り行きを見守っています。きゅう
Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.tatoeba
彼は休暇を利用してニューヨークに旅行に行く途中、友の所にちょっと立ち寄った。
He dropped in on some old friends during his vacation trip to New York.tatoeba
彼は駅から帰る途中、友に会った。
He met one of his old friends on his way back from the station.tatoeba
俗説では久秀と道三は知の仲だったともいわれる。
As popular tradition has it, they were old friends.wiki
先代事本紀大成経
Sendai Kujihongi taiseikyowiki
先代事本紀では天之御中主神と同一の神であるとしている。
In Sendai Kujihongi (Ancient Japanese History), he is identical to Amenominakanushi no Kami.wiki

Stroke Order

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