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古 Previous - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
古
English: Previous
Onyomi:
コ
Kunyomi:
ふるい
ふる-
-ふるす
Nanori: ふゆ
Romaji:
furu
ko
furui
furu-
-furusu
Radical: 口
Kanji: 古 (5 Strokes)
Grade Level: 2
JLPT Level: JLPT 4
Frequency Rank: 509
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

なごやてつどう :: 名古屋鉄道 Meitetsu

なごやてつどう :: 名古屋鉄道 Nagoya Railroad Co.

なごやがくげいだいがく :: 名古屋学芸大学 Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences

なごやさんぎょうだいがく :: 名古屋産業大学 Nagoya Sangyo University

なごやぞうけいげいじゅつだいがく :: 名古屋造形芸術大学 Nagoya College of Art & Design

なごやがくいんだいがく :: 名古屋学院大学 Nagoya Gakuin University

なごやおんがくだいがく :: 名古屋音楽大学 Nagoya College of Music

こしちょう :: 古史徴 References to Ancient History (by Hirata Atsutane, 1818)

こくんこじき :: 古訓古事記 Kojiki with Ancient Readings (by Nagase Masachi, 1803)

なごやぶんりだいがく :: 名古屋文理大学 Nagoya Bunri University

にっぽんこうこがくきょうかい :: 日本考古学協会 Japanese Archaeological Association

こじきでん :: 古事記伝 Commentary on Records of Ancient Matters

こじきでん :: 古事記伝 Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)

なごやぞうけいだいがく :: 名古屋造形大学 Nagoya Zokei University

なごやしょうかだいがく :: 名古屋商科大学 Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

なごやこうぎょうだいがく :: 名古屋工業大学 Nagoya Institute of Technology

なごやがいこくごだいがく :: 名古屋外国語大学 Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

こごしゅうい :: 古語拾遺 Historical record from the Inbe clan

こごしゅうい :: 古語拾遺 Gleanings from Ancient Stories (Inbe no Hironari, 807 CE)

なごやじょしだいがく :: 名古屋女子大学 Nagoya Women's University

なごやけいざいだいがく :: 名古屋経済大学 Nagoya Economics University

こうこがくけんきゅうじょ :: 考古学研究所 Institute of Archaeology

こてんそうごうけんきゅうじょ :: 古典総合研究所 Japan Classic Literature Research Institute

こくねけんせつ :: 古久根建設 Kokune Corporation

みやこたんきだいがく :: 宮古短期大学 Miyako Junior College

こしでん :: 古史伝 Commentary on Ancient History (by Hirata Atsutane, 1825)

なごやだいがく :: 名古屋大学 Nagoya University

なごやしりつだいがく :: 名古屋市立大学 Nagoya City University

ふるかわびじゅつかん :: 古川美術館 Furukawa Art Museum

みやこようごがっこう :: 宮古養護学校 Miyako Special Needs School (older name style)

Using 古 in sentences:

(Japanese) 古い靴、捨ててくれてるといいけど。ボロボロだったよ。

(English) I hope you've thrown out those old shoes. They were in a terrible state.

(Japanese) 古い靴は処分してくれてるといいけど。かなりボロボロだったね。

(English) I hope you've thrown out those old shoes. They were in a terrible state.

(Japanese) あなたの考えは、ちょっと古いんだって。

(English) Your ideas are a bit outdated.

(Japanese) かなり古い建物です。

(English) It's quite an old building.

(Japanese) これらは古代人によって使われた武器である。

(English) These are the weapons used by the ancients.

How do you say Previous in Japanese?

Answer: 古

How many kanji strokes does 古 have?

Answer: 5

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