旧
ex-, former, old friend, old things, old times
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:5
JLPT:2
Frequency:549
Vocabulary
キュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旧式 | キュウシキ | old type; old style |
| 旧制 | キュウセイ | old system; old order; pre-World War II education system; prewar education system |
| 旧姓 | キュウセイ | one's original family name; maiden name |
| 旧正月 | キュウショウガツ | lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year) |
| 旧態 | キュウタイ | old state of affairs |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旧 | きゅう | old; former; ex-; the old; old things; old customs; old times; bygone days; Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar |
| 旧い | 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long ago; time-honored; of the distant past; long-ago; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date |
| 復旧 | ふっきゅう | restoration; restitution; rehabilitation |
| 旧石器時代 | きゅうせっきじだい | Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age |
| 旧型 | きゅうがた | old model; old type; old style |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
白
white
Grade 1JLPT 5
日
Japan, counter for days, day, sun
Grade 1JLPT 5
伸
expand, extend, increase, lengthen, stretch
Grade 8JLPT 2
児
child, newborn babe, young of animals
Grade 4JLPT 2
伯
Brazil, chief, count, earl, uncle
Grade 8JLPT 1
但
but, however
Grade 8JLPT 1
百
hundred
Grade 1JLPT 5
自
oneself
Grade 2JLPT 4
旬
decameron, season (for specific products), ten-day period
Grade 8JLPT 1
旨
clever, delicious, expert, purport, relish, show a liking for, will
Grade 8JLPT 1