漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 25 strokesRadical
On
Kun
ふる(い)
Meaning
old

Origin

ORIGIN

Passed by mouth (口) across ten (十) generations — old.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

古代・古典・太古
ふるい古い・古株・古びる
ふるす使い古す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 古本ふるほん

    used book

  • 中古ちゅうこ

    secondhand

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

古い お寺を 見ます。

I see an old temple.

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