古
old
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:5
JLPT:4
Frequency:509
Vocabulary
コ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稽古 | ケイコ | practice; practising; training; study |
| 古今 | ココン | ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present |
| 古今 | コキン | ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present |
| 古参 | コサン | senior; veteran; old-timer |
| 古書 | コショ | old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古 | いにしえ | antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times |
| 古い | ふるい | old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn; long; since long ago; time-honored; of the distant past; long-ago; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date |
| 古巣 | ふるす | old haunts; former homes |
| 古着 | ふるぎ | old clothes; secondhand clothing |
| 中古 | ちゅうぶる | used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
舌
clapper, reed, tongue
Grade 6JLPT 1
吉
congratulations, good luck, joy
Grade 8JLPT 1
石
stone
Grade 1JLPT 3
乱
disorder, disturb, riot, war
Grade 6JLPT 2
告
announce, inform, revelation, tell
Grade 5JLPT 3
克
kindly, overcome, skillfully
Grade 8JLPT 1
苦
feel bitter, hardship, scowl, suffering, trial, worry
Grade 3JLPT 3
若
if, immature, low number, perhaps, possibly, young
Grade 6JLPT 3
舎
cottage, house, hut, inn, mansion
Grade 5JLPT 1
居
exist, live with, reside, to be
Grade 5JLPT 3