Keyword
old
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig16
Readings
(51%)
ふる
(40%)
(1%)
Composed of
ten
mouth
Mnemonic

A pictograph of an old gravestone.

Used in kanji (16 in total)
suffering
to be (animate object)
past
solidify
Used in vocabulary (481 in total)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
practice; practising; training; study
antiquity; ancient times
to look old; to get old
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
Nagoya (city)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
ancient times
old; olden
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
classical; classic
seniority; long service
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
all times and places; all ages and countries
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
the oldest
old castle; old fortress
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to wear out (something)
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
practice; training
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
old clothes; secondhand clothing
old haunts; former homes
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
used article (esp. clothes)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
ancient city; former capital
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
ancient people
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
archaeology; archeology
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
old style; ancient rites
training room (hall); gymnasium
archeologist; archaeologist
the ancients; ancient people
good old; good old-fashioned
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to wear out (clothing)
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
old unused well
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
ancient battlefield
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
old house; deserted house
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
old soldier; veteran; old hand
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
revival; restoration
wastepaper; scrap paper
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
old Japanese-style house
long-serving soldier; veteran
ancient Japanese martial arts
antique; old article; secondhand goods
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
classical elegance; antiquity
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
used car; secondhand car
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
antiques; old works of art
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
old temple
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
ancient times
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
old poem (esp. waka); old song
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
old pool; old pond
ancient history
to wear out
the good old days; halcyon days
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
used paper; paper for recycling
early-morning practice
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
old map; antique map
good old wife; one's wife of many years
archeological; archaeological
faded color; faded colour; antique look
classical school
study of antiquities; archeology
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
antique clock; old clock
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
Kokin Wakashū (Heian period collection of poetry)
old sword
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
love of antiquities
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
old soldier; veteran; old hand
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
old name; former name
unparalleled in history
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
Turkey; turquoise
Mongol; Mongolian
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
old and new (thing); old, but unused
ancient temple
nostalgic; old-fashioned
recycled cloth
ancient sage
old fox; old-timer; schemer
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
legend; tradition
antiquity; ancient times
ancient times
learning from observing others
familiar face; old timer
perpetuity; eternity
old house; deserted house
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
ancient painting
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
classical studies
mid-winter training
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
the classical period
Nagoya Tournament (held in July)
old-fashioned and tasteful
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
old precedent; tradition; custom
classical theatre; classical theater
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
day for one's lesson
substitute teaching
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
archaea; archaebacteria
old meaning; old interpretation
ancient Japanese martial arts
ancient (early) music
ancient history
classical or dead languages
mid-Edo period Imari ware
ancient records
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
in all ages; since antiquity
old method; old law
wastepaper; scrap paper
antique silver finish
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
rehearsal; preparation
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
dictionary of archaisms
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
pre-owned (real estate) property; used property; existing home
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
unsurpassed in history
ancient poems
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology
old manuscript; codex
classics; classical studies
extinct plants and animals
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)
imitation of classical styles
traditional (folk) song
old name; former name
ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
classical antiquity
scrap iron; scrap metal
form refinement training
ancient times
historic; unprecedented
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
eternally unchanging
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
antique market; flea market; jumble market; used-goods market
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
classicist; classical scholar
old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)
antique store; antique shop
old times; ancient days
old clothes; old suit
well-pickled vegetables
treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish
Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
ancient expression; old poem
exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books
secondhand book fair
old imported article (esp. a precious item imported during or before the Muromachi period)
early modern age
respect for olden days
classical style
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients
guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)
ancient Greek (language)
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
Mongolian people
layers of history
from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial
senior; old timer
Guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
Mongolian (language)
(as opposed to those compiled later) ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE
former appearance; original form
eternally unchanging
training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings
old form; old format; traditional format
paleography; the study of ancient writings
pre-owned home; previously owned home; existing home
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
now and anciently
ancient Greek (language)
old custom
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
common variety of women's kimono sash
ancient cloth fragment
old custom; old style
practice; training
Okinawan kobudo; traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands
nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy
old edition
high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture)
ancient establishment; ancient laws
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
commentaries of the ancients
ancient sage
Japanese classical musical instruments
worn-out shoes; worn-out socks
classicism; primitivism
revival or reactionary mood
old shrines and temples
old method
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
ancient precepts; ancient teachings; old reading (of kanji or kanbun)
last year's tea
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
old writing
Ancient Egyptian (language)
the good old days; halcyon days
impure blood
permanence; immortality; eternity
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
well-pickled vegetables
ancient history
Suiko period (i.e. the Asuka period, esp. under the reign of Empress Suiko, approx. 592-628 CE)
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
ancient rites
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
Furuichi Station (Hyōgo)
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
trite; hackneyed
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
used article (esp. clothes)
pre-Kumarajiva Chinese translation (i.e. before the 5th century)
ancient cloth fragment
archaeozoology; archeozoology; zooarchaeology
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
old abyss
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
Heian-period kana writing
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
study of historical documents; diplomatics; diplomatic; paleography; palaeography
ruins of old kilns; old kiln sites
re-used wooden materials; recycled furnishings
a strong foundation can withstand any storm; (lit.) an old river does not run out of water
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
old ink stick
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings
old and strange
to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
origin and history; particulars
old pottery; antique porcelain
old; ancient
ancient times
old cloth; old rags
Western classical studies; classics
marine archaeology; underwater archaeology
commentaries of the ancients
ancient belief
historic ruins
mongolism; Down's Syndrome
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
chogori; jeogori; short jacket traditionally worn by Koreans
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
scrap iron; scrap metal
ancient Rome
ancient cloth fragment
Guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
the good old days; halcyon days
past geography
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
Koga Faction (of the LDP)
ruins of old kilns; old kiln sites
historic ruins
antique vessel; antique utensil; antique
last year's grass; dead grass
expert in old writing
old small shrine
to have long in use
archaism; pseudoclassicism
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
from times immemorial; from ancient times
for ever; from ancient times
Paleozoic group
practice session where grand champion is present
outdoor practice
a row of training matches with the same opponent
allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable
training matches where the winner picks his next opponent
Men seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)); Few people live to be seventy
aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper
classical field theory
from long ago up until the present day
paleocortex (palaeocortex); paleopallium
to pour new wine into old wineskins; to give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation
to put new wine into old wineskins; to put new wine into old bottles
palaeobiogeography; paleobiogeography
paleogeography; palaeogeography
neoclassical school (of economics)
papercraft sculpture representing a scene akin to a painting
papercraft sculpture representing a scene akin to a painting
old fan; worn out fan
Paleoheterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs)
old leaf; old leaves
museum (esp. with collections of old objects)
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
Nagoya driving; bad driving for which Nagoya residents are known
something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa
antique gold finish
to age; to get old
ignoring or skipping over of Nagoya (by trains, music tours, events, etc.)
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China)
worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty
worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty
paleobotany; paleophytology
to become old; to become worn out
Early Middle Japanese
as-new car (for sale); pre-registered car; ex-demo car; demonstrator car
old construction (esp. in real estate); old building
palaeography; paleography
training by participants of the same skill level (kendo)
used item in good condition
Kofun people; people of the Kofun period
Gujiao City
Komi Station (Okayama)
Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis)
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa); zeren
Umbonium giganteum (species of sea snail)
kamraj (Helminthostachys zeylanica); tunjuk-langit; di wu gong
Examples (200 in total)
Your ideas are a bit outdated.
Are you seriously thinking about buying that old car?
That is an old castle.