Onyomi: キュウ · Kunyomi: ふる.い, もと · Meanings: ex-, former, old friend, old things, old times
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 旧 | きゅう | old, former, ex- | common JLPT-N3 Prefix |
| 元 | もと | former, ex-, past, one-time | JLPT-N3 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, used as a prefix |
| 古 | ふる | used item, secondhand item | Noun |
| 古い | ふるい | old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 故郷 | ふるさと | hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 旧式 | きゅうしき | old type, old style | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 旧友 | きゅうゆう | old friend, old pal | Noun |
| 旧型 | きゅうがた | old model, old type, old style | Noun |
| 旧暦 | きゅうれき | Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar | Noun |
| 旧家 | きゅうか | old family, old-established family | Noun |
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