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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
poetical term
antiquity;ancient times;bygone days;former times
Other forms
往古 【いにしえ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 古え 【いにしえ】 (search-only kanji form)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
used item;secondhand item
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noun
old;used;previous
森のはずれに古小屋が立っているのが見えた。
We saw an old hut standing at the margin of the forest.
Other forms
故 【ふる】 (rarely used kanji form) · 旧 【ふる】 (rarely used kanji form)
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adjective (keiyoushi)
old;aged;ancient;antiquated;antique;timeworn
of things, not people
ケンが使っている机はもう古い。
The desk that Ken uses is old.
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adjective (keiyoushi)
long;since long ago;time-honored
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adjective (keiyoushi)
of the distant past;long-ago
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adjective (keiyoushi)
stale;threadbare;hackneyed;corny
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adjective (keiyoushi)
old-fashioned;outmoded;out-of-date
Other forms
旧い 【ふるい】 (rarely used kanji form) · 故い 【ふるい】 (rarely used kanji form)
