古こ希き

noun

70th birthday

Refers to the celebration of one's 70th birthday, derived from a classical Chinese poem. The character 希/稀 means 'rare', as living to 70 was once uncommon.

• 祖そ父ふは今年ことし、古こ希きを迎むかえます。

  My grandfather will celebrate his 70th birthday this year.

• 古こ希きのお祝いわいに家か族ぞくで食しょく事じに行いった。

  We went out for a family meal to celebrate his 70th birthday.

noun

ancient Greek (language)

Abbreviation of 古代ギリシャ語. Used in academic or linguistic contexts.

See also: 古代ギリシャ語

• 彼かれは大だい学がくで古こ希きを専せん攻こうしている。

  He is majoring in Ancient Greek at university.

• この文ぶん献けんは古こ希きで書かかれている。

  This document is written in Ancient Greek.