Memory phrase for the Kanji: 古
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古 |
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Meaning
| old
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Pronunciation |
KO
furui |
Explanation |
Ten 十 and mouth 口 (古 was derived from the image of a skull). See this as the image of a grave mound with a cross. |
Mnemonic
| Under the tomb mound/stone lies the "old".
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Radicals
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口
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mouth | A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure. |
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十
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ten, 10 | Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten. |
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古
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old | Picture of a gravestone |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 古い |
ふるい |
old (not person), aged, ancient, obsolete |
| 古紙 |
こし |
wastepaper |
| 考古学 |
こうこがく |
archaeology |
| 中古 |
ちゅうこ |
used, second-hand, old |
| 古代 |
こだい |
ancient times |
| 古典 |
こてん |
old book, classics, classic |
| 稽古 |
けいこ |
practice, training, study |
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