I Love Kanji旧 (kyuu)
旧 (きゅう, kyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “old; former”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きゅう
- Romaji
- kyuu
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- old; former; ex- · prefix
- the old; old things; old customs · noun
- old times; bygone days · noun
- Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar · noun, prefix · abbreviation
Example sentences
官僚は旧法規の改正に関して、成り行きを見守っています。
Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 旧
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 旧.
復旧ふっきゅうrestoration旧知きゅうちold friend
Source: JMdict entry 1230380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.