Moto 古: OldKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コ
- Kun'yomi
- ふる(い)、ふる-、-ふる(す)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 463 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コ)
- 古代こだいancient times
- 古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book); the classics
- 古墳こふんancient burial mound; barrow
- 考古学こうこがくarchaeology; archeology
- 中古ちゅうこused; second-hand
- 古書こしょold book; rare book
- 最古さいこthe oldest
- 中古車ちゅうこしゃused car; secondhand car
- 古都ことancient city; former capital
- 古今ここんancient and modern times; all ages
- 古紙こしused paper; paper for recycling
- 古文書こもんじょhistorical document; archives
- 古参こさんseniority; long service
- 古典的こてんてきclassical; classic
- 古来こらいfrom time immemorial; ancient
- 中古品ちゅうこひんsecondhand article; secondhand goods
- 古城こじょうold castle; old fortress
- 古希こき70th birthday
- 古式こしきold style; ancient rites
- 古文こぶんancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature
- 古木こぼくold tree
- 古生物こせいぶつextinct plants and animals
- 古米こまいold rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
- 古老ころうold people; seniors
- 古語こごobsolete word; old proverb
- 古豪こごうveteran; old-timer
- 古風こふうold-fashioned; archaic
- 名古屋なごやNagoya (city)
- 太古たいこancient times
- 復古ふっこrevival; restoration
- 懐古かいこreminiscence; nostalgia
- 手古摺るてこずるto have much trouble; to have a hard time
- 王政復古おうせいふっこrestoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
- 稽古けいこpractice; practising
- 蒙古もうこMongolia
- 閑古鳥かんこどりcuckoo
- お稽古おけいこpractice; training
- ぶつかり稽古ぶつかりげいこhead-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed
- 一人稽古ひとりげいこpracticing by oneself; self-instruction
- 七十古希しちじゅうこきMen seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)); Few people live to be seventy
- 万古ばんこperpetuity; eternity
- 万古不易ばんこふえきeternally unchanging
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 古いふるいold; aged
- 古本ふるほんsecondhand book
- 古着ふるぎold clothes; secondhand clothing
- 古巣ふるすold haunts; former homes
- 古びるふるびるto look old; to get old
- 古び衰えるふるびおとろえるto waste away
- 古ぼけるふるぼけるto look old; to become musty
- 古めかしいふるめかしいold-fashioned; ancient-looking
- 古傷ふるきずold wound; scar
- 古寺ふるでらold temple
- 古手ふるてused article; worn-out article
- 古本屋ふるほんやsecondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore
- 古物ふるものantique; old article
- 古臭いふるくさいstale; old fashioned
- 古里ふるさとhome town; birthplace
- 履き古しはきふるしworn-out shoes; worn-out socks
- お古おふるused article (esp. clothes)
Other readings
- 古いにしえantiquity; ancient times
Showing the 60 most common of 463 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 古
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