古 — old, ancient

ふる古 old

U+53E4 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes Freq #509 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #16 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

old
ancient

word

ふる furu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

古(ふる) い furui old 古(ふる) furu old

こ ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

名(な) 古(ご) 屋(や) nagoya Nagoya 古(こ) 代(だい) kodai ancient times 古(こ) 典(てん) koten classic 中(ちゅう) 古(こ) chuuko secondhand 稽(けい) 古(こ) keiko practice

Stroke order

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