Word · 単語
旧
Reading きゅう
old
- 1 old, former, ex-
- 2 the old, old things, old customs
- 3 old times, bygone days
- 4 Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
N3
JLPT
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strokes
#1452
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.
sense 1 · old
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.
sense 1 · old
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.
sense 1 · old
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.
sense 1 · old