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中古 (ちゅうこ, chuuko) Japanese meaning: used | Kotomora
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I bought a used laptop cheaply.
This shop deals in second-hand games.
Related words· 8 中古品 is the explicit noun for 'a used item', while 中古 is often used adjectivally with の or as a compound prefix, as in 中古の車.
中世 is the general, widely used term for the medieval period, while 中古 is a specialized literary-history label that often refers specifically to the Heian period.
古い simply describes something as old in age, whereas 中古 specifically implies the item had a previous owner regardless of how old it actually is.
中古 is the everyday Japanese word for 'secondhand', while ユーズド is a trendier loanword mostly seen in marketing terms like ユーズドカー.
Show 4 more 中古 is a broad term for any secondhand item (cars, electronics, etc.), while 古着 refers specifically to used clothing.
中古 is a general term for anything secondhand, while 中古車 specifically means a used car.
中古 refers to secondhand goods like cars or electronics that can still be reused, while 使用済み stresses that something has already been consumed or used up, often implying it can't be reused.
Opposites 新品 means a brand-new, unused item, the direct opposite of 中古 for goods that have had a previous owner.
新築 describes a newly built property, while 中古 describes a secondhand or previously owned one, a common contrast in real estate listings.
中古 refers to secondhand goods that have been used before, contrasting with 未使用 which describes something still unused.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound from 中, 'middle,' and 古, 'old; antiquity.' The common reading ちゅうこ is the regular Sino-Japanese reading; the rare reading ちゅうぶる is attested but its historical derivation is not specified here.
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中古 is the standard commercial term for 'secondhand' (e.g. 中古車), while 古 is a more casual, native-sounding word for something used.
used book; secondhand book
pre-owned home; existing home
Show 3 more pre-owned property; used property; existing home
used item in good condition
second-hand condominium; previously owned apartment
