旧きゅう墟きょ

noun

ruins; remains

Literary or formal term for ruins or remains of a structure or settlement. In modern Japanese, 廃墟 (はいきょ) is far more common.

• 旧きゅう墟きょに立たつと、かつての繁はん栄えいが偲しのばれる。

  Standing among the ruins, one can recall the former prosperity.