Kanji · 漢字
旧
Kun ふる.い、もと
On キュウ
old times
old times · old things · old friend · former · ex-
N2
JLPT
5
strokes
#549
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
彼女はもと銀行員です。
She was formerly a bank clerk.
会社は元会計を相手取って訴訟を起こした。
The company took action against its former accountant.
この本を書いた緒方氏は元新聞記者である。
Mr Ogata, the author of this book, used to be a newspaperman.
新トンネルは旧トンネルの２倍の長さだ。
The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.
元総理大臣の鈴木氏が、委員会の議長になるだろう。
Mr Suzuki, who is a former Prime Minister, will be chairman of the committee.
Radicals
Appears in words
旧 きゅう old旧式 きゅうしき old type旧制 きゅうせい old system旧姓 きゅうせい one's original family name旧正月 きゅうしょうがつ lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)旧態 きゅうたい old state of affairs旧約 きゅうやく old promise旧来 きゅうらい traditional旧暦 きゅうれき Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar新旧 しんきゅう new and old復旧 ふっきゅう restoration旧派 きゅうは old school