古

Meaning

古 centers on the idea of something being old, from a past time, or having aged.

• 古いふるい
  N5

  old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

• 名古屋なごや
  N5

  Nagoya (city)

• 中古ちゅうこ
  N3

  used; second-hand; old

• 古代こだい
  N1

  ancient times; distant past; antiquity

• 古典こてん
  N2

  classic (work, esp. book); the classics

• 稽古けいこ
  N3

  practice; practising; training; study

• 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

• 古参こさん

  senior; veteran; old-timer

• 古着ふるぎ
  N3

  old clothes; secondhand clothing

• 太古たいこ

  ancient times; prehistoric times

• 古今ここん

  ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

• 考古学こうこがく
  N1

  archaeology; archeology

• 古本ふるほん
  N1

  secondhand book

• 古書こしょ

  old book; rare book; classic

• 古巣ふるす

  old haunts; former homes

• 古本屋ふるほんや

  secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

• 古いにしえ
  N1

  antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

• 古臭いふるくさい

  stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdated

• 古都こと

  ancient city; former capital

• 古風こふう

  old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

• 古文こぶん

  ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature

• 古城こじょう

  old castle; old fortress

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