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古

Meanings: old, ancient On Readings: コ ko Kun Readings: ふる（い） furu(i), ふる（す） furu(su) Most Used Pronunciation: furu(i) JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 囗 Stroke Number: 5

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Common jukugo
古里 - ふる　さと furu sato - hometown; a place dear to one's heart
古代 - こ　だい ko dai - ancient times
古臭い - ふる　くさい furu kusai - old fashion, out of date
古参 - こ　さん ko san - senior, old-timer, veteran; seniority

Useful Examples
Japanese: 中国の歴史は日本の歴史より古い。
Romaji: chuugoku no rekishi wa nihon no rekishi yori furui.
English: The history of China is older than that of Japan.

Look alike kanji

Notes/Mnemonic
It looks like an old gravestone

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Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.