Keyword
old
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig16
Readings
こ
(52%)
ふる
(39%)
ご
(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 (551 in total)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
practice; practising; training; study
Nagoya (city)
to look old; to get old
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
ancient times; prehistoric times
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
old; olden
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
classical; classic
senior; veteran; old-timer
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
the oldest; the earliest
all times and places; all ages and countries
old castle; old fortress
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to wear out (something)
old haunts; former homes
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
practice; training
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
old clothes; secondhand clothing
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
used article (esp. clothes)
ancient city; former capital
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
archaeology; archeology
old style; ancient rites
training room (hall); gymnasium
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
old house; deserted house
second hand clothes shop
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
Nagoya Tournament (held in July)
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
archeologist; archaeologist
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
ancient people
good old; good old-fashioned
the ancients; ancient people
to wear out (clothing)
used car; secondhand car
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
old unused well
ancient battlefield
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
old Japanese-style house
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
old soldier; veteran; old hand
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
long-serving soldier; veteran
ancient Japanese martial arts
revival; restoration
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
antique; old article; secondhand goods
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
ancient history
wastepaper; scrap paper
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
classical elegance; antiquity
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
used paper; paper for recycling
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
restoration of imperial rule; Restoration (England)
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
ancient times
old temple
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
study of antiquities; archaeology; archeology
early-morning practice
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
old pool; old pond
old poem (esp. waka); old song
the good old days; halcyon days
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
antiques; old works of art
old map; antique map
to wear out
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
archeological; archaeological
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
good old wife; one's wife of many years
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
good old; good old-fashioned
antique clock; old clock
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
classical school
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
faded color; faded colour; antique look
Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
unparalleled in history
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
pre-owned home; previously owned home; existing home
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
old kingdom; ancient kingdom
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
old sword; old katana; kotō; old sword; katana forged before the advent of the Keichō era
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
antique; antique artwork
love of antiquities
Mongol; Mongolian
old soldier; veteran; old hand
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
ancient temple
classical theatre; classical theater
nostalgic; old-fashioned
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
old name; former name
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
mid-winter training
old fox; old-timer; schemer
Turkey; Türkiye; turquoise
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
learning from observing others
recycled cloth
former residence; former land; place remembered for a connection to someone
ancient sage
legend; tradition
second-hand condominium; previously owned apartment
familiar face; old timer
old house; deserted house
perpetuity; eternity
mid-Edo period Imari ware
ancient times
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
old and new (thing); old, but unused
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
the good old days; halcyon days
historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
ancient painting
pre-owned (real estate) property; used property; existing home
old-fashioned and tasteful
historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
the classical period
classical studies
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798); Commentary on Records of Ancient Matters
day for one's lesson
old precedent; tradition; custom
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
ancient Japanese martial arts
ancient (early) music
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
substitute teaching
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
extinct plants and animals
in all ages; since antiquity
ancient statue of Buddha
old meaning; old interpretation
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
classical or dead languages
ancient history
wastepaper; scrap paper
strenuous training; intense training
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
old method; old law
archaea; archaebacteria
antique silver finish
antique store; antique shop
rehearsal; run-through; practice
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
dictionary of archaisms
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
ancient records
ancient poems
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
unmatched in history; unequaled in history
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology
Nagoyan; person from Nagoya
old manuscript; codex
classics; classical studies
old imported article (esp. a precious item imported during or before the Muromachi period)
form refinement training
Secondhand Articles Business Act
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)
traditional (folk) song
old name; former name
imitation of classical styles
old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)
ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing
kanji (as opposed to kana)
classical antiquity; Greek and Roman eras
ancient Orient; ancient Near East
scrap iron; scrap metal
eternally unchanging
historic; unprecedented
ancient times
antique market; flea market; jumble market; used-goods market
Gleanings from Ancient Stories (Inbe no Hironari, 807 CE); historical record from the Inbe clan
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
classicist; classical scholar
well-pickled vegetables
old times; ancient days
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings
Nagoya Railroad Co.; Meitetsu
good old; good old-fashioned
respect for olden days
old clothes; old suit
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)
Koga Faction (of the LDP)
ancient expression; old poem
secondhand bookstore dealing in relatively new books
guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)
Mongolian (language)
secondhand book fair
exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books
early modern age
ancient Greek (language)
classical style
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients
layers of history
senior; old timer
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
Mongolian people
former appearance; original form
Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE
eternally unchanging
now and anciently
used book; secondhand book
old form; old format; traditional format
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture)
old soldier; veteran; old hand
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
ancient Greek (language)
reactionary tendency; revivalist mood; tendency to revert to old customs
music of the classical period
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
Okinawan kobudo; traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands
practice; training
old custom; old style
old method
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
old custom
paleography; the study of ancient writings
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy
common variety of women's kimono sash
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
old edition (of a book); old woodblock
ancient establishment; ancient laws
museum (esp. with collections of old objects)
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
ancient cloth fragment
Furuichi Station (Hyōgo)
commentaries of the ancients
old fox; old-timer; schemer
rice remaining from the harvest two years ago; old rice
classicism; primitivism
permanence; immortality; eternity
worn-out shoes; worn-out socks
archeological materials; archeological artifacts
ancient sage
last year's tea
Japanese classical musical instruments
old shrines and temples
well-pickled vegetables
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
turquoise (mineral)
old cloth; old rags
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
ancient history
marine archaeology; underwater archaeology
ancient precepts; ancient teachings; old reading (of kanji or kanbun)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
Ancient Egyptian (language)
old writing
impure blood
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
Inner Mongolia (China)
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration
archaeozoology; archeozoology; zooarchaeology
ancient cloth fragment
in all ages; since antiquity
pre-Kumarajiva Chinese translation (i.e. before the 5th century)
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
old; ancient
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
trite; hackneyed
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
Suiko period (i.e. the Asuka period, esp. under the reign of Empress Suiko, approx. 592-628 CE)
rice remaining from the harvest three years ago
ancient rites
used article (esp. clothes)
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
Kojiki with Ancient Readings (by Nagase Masachi, 1803)
ignoring or skipping over of Nagoya (by trains, music tours, events, etc.)
ancient belief
origin and history; particulars
Heian-period kana writing
scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
old and strange
ruins of old kilns; old kiln sites
old abyss
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
rice remaining from the harvest two years ago; old rice
a strong foundation can withstand any storm; (lit.) an old river does not run out of water
old ink stick
ancient times
historic ruins; foundations of an ancient building
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
Western classical studies; classics
study of historical documents; diplomatics; diplomatic; paleography; palaeography
old pottery; antique porcelain
to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again
mongolism; Down's syndrome
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings
re-used wooden materials; recycled furnishings
a row of training matches with the same opponent
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
commentaries of the ancients
diacritical marks used for interpreting classical Chinese
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
chogori; jeogori; short jacket traditionally worn by Koreans
historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
Early Modern Chinese
scrap iron; scrap metal
Himalayan ash (Fraxinus griffithii); Griffith's ash
guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
ancient cloth fragment
past geography
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
rice remaining from the harvest three years ago
diacritical marks used for interpreting classical Chinese
ruins of old kilns; old kiln sites
historic ruins; foundations of an ancient building
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
epicanthus; epicanthic fold; epicanthal fold
epicanthus; epicanthic fold; epicanthal fold
epicanthus; epicanthic fold; epicanthal fold
from times immemorial; from ancient times
for ever; from ancient times
Paleozoic group
practice session where grand champion is present
outdoor practice
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; 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
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
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China)
worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty
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
condominium that was built over a year ago but has not been lived in
Old Chinese phonology
remaindered book; discounted new book
kobukusa (type of high-quality silk wrapper used in tea ceremony)
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
ancient burial mound; old grave; tumulus
paleognaths (birds of the infraclass Paleognathae); palaeognaths
Miyako Special Needs School (older name style)
References to Ancient History (by Hirata Atsutane, 1818)
Commentary on Ancient History (by Hirata Atsutane, 1825)
Japan Classic Literature Research Institute
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.