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古い
故い
旧い
Readings
ふるい
furui
furui
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
of things, not people
old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
long, since long ago, time-honored
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
of the distant past, long-ago
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
of things, not people
old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn I-adjective (keiyoushi)
long, since long ago, time-honored I-adjective (keiyoushi)
of the distant past, long-ago I-adjective (keiyoushi)
stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny I-adjective (keiyoushi)
old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date Your personal translations
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 古い
is [x] 古くない
is not [x] Past 古かった
was [x] 古くなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 古くて
is [x] and... 古くなくて
is not [x] and...
is [x] 古くない
is not [x] Past 古かった
was [x] 古くなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 古くて
is [x] and... 古くなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
古 ON: コ KUN: ふる.い, ふる-, -ふる.す
old
Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-3 FC: 4060.0
故 ON: コ KUN: ゆえ, ふる.い, もと
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Stroke: 9 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-5-4 FC: 4864.4
旧 ON: キュウ KUN: ふる.い, もと
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Stroke: 5 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-1-4 FC: 2600.0
old
Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-3 FC: 4060.0
故 ON: コ KUN: ゆえ, ふる.い, もと
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Stroke: 9 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-5-4 FC: 4864.4
旧 ON: キュウ KUN: ふる.い, もと
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Stroke: 5 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-1-4 FC: 2600.0
Phrases
ケンが使っている机はもう古い。
The desk which Ken uses is old. The desk Ken uses is old. The desk that Ken uses is old.