古
old
Grade Level
Grade 2
Stroke Count
5 strokes
Radical
口部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
コ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
ふるい, ふる-, -ふるす
Nanori (Name Reading)
たか, ひさ, ふる
Common Readings
コ, ふる…い, ふる…す
Example Vocabulary
古い
ふるい
old (not for people)
稽古
けいこ
practice, training (especially in traditional arts)
古代
こだい
ancient times, antiquity
古
いにしえ
ancient times, antiquity
古びる
ふるびる
to become old, to become worn
古くから
ふるくから
from old times, since ancient times
古来
こらい
since ancient times, from old times
太古
たいこ
古き
ふるき
古風
こふう
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