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Keyword
old times
  • old things
  • old friend
  • former
  • ex-
Frequency
#549
Strokes
5
Grade
5
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
35
Readings
キュウ100%
Mnemonic
A stick leans in the sun and casts a long shadow, a reminder of the old times when it stood upright.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
旧きゅう
old; former; ex-; the old; old things; old customs; old times; bygone days; Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Prefix
復ふっ旧きゅう
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
Noun
旧きゅう派は
old school; old style
Noun
新しん旧きゅう
new and old; incoming and outgoing
No-adjective
旧きゅう正しょう月がつ
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
Noun
旧きゅう制せい
old system; old order
Noun
旧きゅう姓せい
one's original family name; maiden name
Noun
旧きゅう来らい
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
No-adjective
旧もと
former; ex-; past; one-time; earlier times; the past; previous state; formerly; previously; originally; …
No-adjective
旧きゅう態たい
old state of affairs
Noun
旧きゅう作さく
old work; existing work
Noun
旧きゅう友ゆう
old friend; old pal
Noun
旧きゅう式しき
old type; old style
Na-adjective
旧きゅう知ち
old friend; old acquaintance
Noun
旧きゅう約やく
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
Noun
旧きゅう石せっ器き時じ代だい
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
Noun
旧きゅう暦れき
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Noun
旧きゅう型がた
old model; old type; old style
Noun
旧きゅう跡せき
historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
Noun
旧きゅう家か
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
Noun
旧きゅう名めい
former name; maiden name
Noun
旧きゅう交こう
old friendship
Noun
旧きゅう盆ぼん
Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
Noun
旧きゅう版はん
old edition
Noun