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Kanji Detail for 旧 - "old, former, ancient"

旧

  • Meaning

    旧 means "old, former, ancient."

    1. Old - From the past; former times.

    2. Former - Previous; what came before.

    3. Ancient - Of long ago; historical.

    4. Old friend - A longtime acquaintance.

  • Words using 旧

    • 復旧 ふっきゅう Listen restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
    • 新旧 しんきゅう Listen new and old; incoming and outgoing
    • 旧制 きゅうせい Listen old system; old order; pre-World War II education system
    • 旧姓 きゅうせい Listen one's original family name; maiden name
    • 旧来 きゅうらい Listen traditional; from ancient times; formerly
    • 旧派 きゅうは Listen old school; old style
    • 旧態 きゅうたい Listen old state of affairs
    • 旧式 きゅうしき Listen old type; old style

  • Four-character idioms with 旧

    • 名所旧跡 めいしょきゅうせき Listen places of scenic beauty and historical interest
    • 旧套墨守 きゅうとうぼくしゅ Listen clinging to old customs; adhering to old traditions
    • 旧態依然 きゅうたいいぜん Listen remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

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    • Verified meaning: old, former, ancient
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    old, ancient; former, past

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    old, ancient; former, past

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    furu.i(ふる-い) ふる-い

    moto(もと) もと

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    丨 (tatebo・bo)日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    old former ancient antiquated long-standing past ex aged antique archaic bygone elderly enduring erstwhile historic obsolete outdated outmoded previous traditional

Sentences including 旧

  • My old friend dropped in at my house.

  • I met an old friend of mine the other day.

  • The other day i saw an old friend of mine.

  • I ran across some old friends at the party.

  • Old friends called on me.

  • I met an old friend by chance.

  • One day i visited an old friend.

  • I ran into an old friend three days ago.

  • The other day i met an old friend on the street.

  • He met one of his old friends on his way back from the station.

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