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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小25 strokesRadical 口

古 · old

古 is a kanji meaning old. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コko

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ふるいfurui
  • ふる-furu-
  • -ふるす-furusu

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 古 · 7 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 古
WordReadingMeaningLevel
古いふるいold (in reference to objects, not people), aged, ancientN5
中古ちゅうこused, second-handN3
稽古けいこpractice, training, studyN2
古典こてんclassics, classicN2
古里ふるさとhome town, birthplaceN2
考古学こうこがくarcheologyN1
Show all 7 words
More words that use 古
WordReadingMeaningLevel
古代こだいancient timesN1

Example sentence

母は頭が古い。

はははあたまがふるい

Mother has old-fashioned ideas.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #82883 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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