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古い

ふるい

furui

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old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn — 古い
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古
い
ふる

furui

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

    EXAMPLE
    ずいぶんと古(ふる)いな。
    It's very old.

  2. long; since long ago; time-honored

  3. of the distant past; long-ago

  4. stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny

  5. old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

    EXAMPLE
    父(ちち)は少(すこ)し頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。
    My father is a bit old-fashioned.

What does 古い mean in English?

  1. old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn(adj-i)
  2. long; since long ago; time-honored(adj-i)
  3. of the distant past; long-ago(adj-i)
  4. stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny(adj-i)
  5. old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date(adj-i)

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古い (furui)