古

Old

WaniKani level 3 JLPT N4 Joyo grade 2Top 500-1,000 · #5095 strokes

Meanings

Old

On'yomi

こ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ふる.い、ふる-、 -ふる.す

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

古 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

古 (Old) is taught on WaniKani at level 3 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #509 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 3

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Words using 古

稽古けいこpractice 古いにしえantiquity 古いふるいold 古語こごarchaic word 古今ここんancient and modern times 古参こさんsenior 古臭いふるくさいstale 古書こしょold book 古城こじょうold castle 古巣ふるすold haunts 古代こだいancient times 古着ふるぎold clothes 古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book)古典的こてんてきclassical 古都ことancient city 古風こふうold-fashioned

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