古 – old

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The kanji 古 means old. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コ (ko); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す (furui, furu, furusu). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コ	ko
Kun’yomi	ふる.い	furui
Kun’yomi	ふる-	furu
Kun’yomi	-ふる.す	furusu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・十.

Words using 古

古いふるいold中古ちゅうこused稽古けいこpractice古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book)古里ふるさとhometown古ふるused item古代こだいancient times考古学こうこがくarchaeology

Example sentences

ケンが使っている机はもう古い。

The desk that Ken uses is old.

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その中古の冷蔵庫はひどい代物だった。

That used refrigerator was a real dog.

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古典の文学書を読むことは価値のあることです。

It is worthwhile reading classical works of literature.

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Kanji with the same radical

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