旧 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「臼」の行書体に由来する略体。「臼」については臼#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キュウElem.
Kun (native)
  • ふる(い)
  • もと
Other languages
  • 拼音jiu4
  • 한글gu
  • Hán-ViệtCựu
  • Hán-ViệtCậu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
日(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+65E7

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰丨日

Words using this kanji

  • 旧制きゅうせい古い制度。old system, old order, pre-World War II education system, prewar education system
  • 旧姓きゅうせい結婚や養子縁組などにより改姓を行う以前の姓。one's original family name, maiden name
  • 旧来きゅうらい従来。古くから。昔から。traditional, from ancient times, formerly
  • 旧派きゅうはold school, old style
  • 旧態きゅうたい昔のままの状態。old state of affairs
  • 旧式きゅうしき古くからのしきたりややりかた。 考えや行い、型式、しくみなどが古臭いこと。old type, old style
  • 旧正月きゅうしょうがつ旧暦(陰暦)の正月。lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
  • 旧約きゅうやく以前の約束や契約。 「旧約聖書」の略。old promise, old agreement, old covenant, Old Testament
  • 旧暦きゅうれき暦法が変更された場合における、古い方の暦法。 グレゴリオ暦以外の暦法。Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
  • きゅう(きゅう)古いものごと。 (きゅう)昔のこと。 (キュウ)ものとものが在る時に、旧い方を指す。old, former, ex-, the old
  • 旧知きゅうち古くからの知り合い。old friend, old acquaintance
  • 旧石器時代きゅうせっきじだい石器時代を三分したときの最古の時代。Paleolithic, Palaeolithic, Old Stone Age
  • 旧作きゅうさくold work, existing work
  • 旧跡きゅうせきかつて歴史上の事件や戦などがあった場所。古跡。historic spot, historic site, place of historical interest, historic remains
  • 旧友きゅうゆう古くからの友人。旧知。old friend, old pal
  • 旧型きゅうがたold model, old type, old style
  • 旧家きゅうかold family, old-established family, one's old home, one's childhood home
  • 旧名きゅうめい以前の名称。former name, maiden name
  • 旧交きゅうこう昔からの付き合い。old friendship
  • 旧盆きゅうぼん陰暦(旧暦)で行うお盆。Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-1-4
Four Corner
2600.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4c1.1
Heisig
35
Nelson
94