古い (ふるい)old; aged; ancient
- old; aged; ancientadjective (keiyoushi)
- long; since long ago; time-honoredadjective (keiyoushi)
- of the distant past; long-agoadjective (keiyoushi)
- stale; threadbare; hackneyedadjective (keiyoushi)
- old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-dateadjective (keiyoushi)
Kanji in 古い
Words that share its kanji
- 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
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