単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#823 most used

古い

ふるい2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

old

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

These are very old books.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The history of China is older than that of Japan.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

long; since long ago; time-honored

い-adjective

3

of the distant past; long-ago

い-adjective

4

stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny

い-adjective

5

old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

い-adjective

SOUNDS THE SAME

篩いsieve; sifter; screenふるい · not in tangoya
ふるいsieve

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#823 most used

Written古い only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium