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古 : Old

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old

On 'yomi:
コ(ko)
Kun 'yomi:
ふる.い(furu.i) ふる-(furū) -ふる.す(furu.su)
Nanori:
ふゆ(fuyu)
Strokes:5
Radical:口 (30)
Usage Rating:509
JLPT:N4
old JLPT:4
Grade:2
Unicode:053e4
jis208:24-37
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古 Usage examples

好古(こうこ)love of antiquities
立ち稽古(たちげいこ)
立稽古(たちげいこ)
rehearsal
言い古す(いいふるす)
言古す(いいふるす)
to say repeatedly, to say proverbially
往古より(おうこより)from times immemorial, from ancient times
亘古(こうこ)for ever, from ancient times
古事記伝(こじきでん)Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
古生界(こせいかい)Paleozoic group
古代裂れ(こだいぎれ)ancient cloth fragment
稽古場(けいこば)training room (hall), gymnasium
古書市(こしょいち)secondhand book fair
古書展(こしょてん)exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books
古墳時代(こふんじだい)Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE), Tumulus period
古代オリンピック(こだいオリンピック)ancient Olympics
着古し(きふるし)old clothes, cast-off clothes
古き良き時代(ふるきよきじだい)the good old days, halcyon days
古き良き日々(ふるきよきにちにち)
古きよき日々(ふるきよきにちにち)
the good old days, halcyon days
名古屋場所(なごやばしょ)Nagoya (July) tournament
横綱稽古(よこづなけいこ)practice session where grand champion is present
山稽古(やまげいこ)outdoor practice
三番稽古(さんばんげいこ)a row of training matches with the same opponent
稽古場経費(けいこばけいひ)allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable
ぶつかり稽古(ぶつかりげいこ)
打つかり稽古(ぶつかりげいこ)
head-to-head training, drill consisting of pushing and being pushed, battering practice
申し合い稽古(もうしあいげいこ)training matches where the winner picks his next opponent
懐古趣味(かいこしゅみ)nostalgia for the good old days, retro-culture
古今独歩(ここんどっぽ)unsurpassed in history
古今無双(ここんむそう)unparalleled in history
千古不易(せんこふえき)eternally unchanging
千古不滅(せんこふめつ)everlasting, unchangeable, immortal
万古不易(ばんこふえき)eternally unchanging
一人稽古(ひとりげいこ)
独り稽古(ひとりげいこ)
practicing by oneself, self-instruction
古武士然(こぶしぜん)having something of the old-time samurai about one
七十古希(しちじゅうこき)Men seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)), Few people live to be seventy
上古以来(じょうこいらい)from (since) ancient times, from time immemorial
千古万古(せんこばんこ)remote antiquity, ancient times, the remote past
千古不磨(せんこふま)permanence, immortality, eternity
東西古今(とうざいここん)all times and places, everywhen and everywhere
名所古跡(めいしょこせき)scenic sites and historic places, places of natural beauty and historic interest
閑古鳥が鳴く(かんこどりがなく)to be in a slump (of a business), (business is) slow
古着屋(ふるぎや)somebody who sells second hand clothes
古式ゆかしい(こしきゆかしい)
古式床しい(こしきゆかしい)
traditional
蒙古症(もうこしょう)mongolism
古細菌(こさいきん)archaea, archaebacteria
古糊(ふるのり)aged paste, microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper
古賀派(こがは)Koga Faction (of the LDP)
新古(しんこ)old and new (thing), old, but unused
古層(こそう)layers of history
古書店(こしょてん)antiquarian bookshop, store for rare and old books