旧 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「日」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「日」
- On
- キュウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- old; former; ex-
Origin
The old form 舊 shows a bird in a long-used nest; long in use — hence "old, former."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キュウ | 旧道・新旧・復旧 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 新旧しんきゅう
new and old
- 旧友きゅうゆう
old friend
Example
町の旧道を歩いてみた。
I tried walking the town's old road.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)