きゅう
Meanings
Prefix
1. old; former; ex-
Noun
2. the old; old things; old customs
3. old times; bygone days
Noun
Prefix
Abbreviation
4. Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Kanji used
old times
Pitch accent
きゅ
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Used in vocabulary (134 in total)
old type; old style
old friend; old acquaintance
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
one's original family name; maiden name
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
old style; old type
old building; older building
new and old; incoming and outgoing
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
old school; old style
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
old capital; former capital
(Roman) Catholicism
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
former Soviet Union
old friendship
old system; old order
old state of affairs
past misdeeds; old crimes
old town; former town
old work; existing work
former name; maiden name
past events; bygones
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
former clan; former fief
old car; classic car; old motorcycle; classic motorcycle
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
former army; Imperial Japanese Army
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
former residence
former constitution (of Japan); Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
former imperial university
old chronicle; old record
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
old favors; old favours
old relationship; old acquaintance
classical drama (kabuki, noh, etc.); play of the old school; period drama (film)
the old year; last year
old work; old book; previously published book
old version; previous version
old system; old order
old friendship; old sentiments; old feelings
old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
old theory; ancient ideas
paleoanthropic man (e.g. Neanderthal)
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
former property; former territory
old acquaintance
old custom; tradition
last December; end of last year
Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
old-fashioned idea
ancient times
old manuscript
old law; old method
old information; given information
former residence
worn-out clothes
old name; former title
old translation; pre-Xuanzang Chinese translation (esp. 5th-mid 7th century)
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
former state; former appearance
one's old possessions
old bowl (platter); old (musical) recording
old things; ancient things
archicortex; archipallium
old bank note; former bank note
old friendship
old friendship
redoubled; increased
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
traditional ceremony
former wife
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
Palaeolithic culture; Paleolithic culture
former name; previous name; old name
former property or territory
former manufacture; former make
former reading (of kanji, classical Chinese, etc.); ancient teachings
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
removal of dissolute sons from the family register (Edo period)
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
old current; old style
Old Imperial Family; former Imperial family; eleven former houses of the Imperial Family stripped of membership in 1947
former government official
antiquity; old acquaintance
old school; old style; conservative people
old name; back number
tradition; classic
ancient poems; ancient songs
old stock (in a firm)
back number; old edition
Examples (3 in total)
The former President's death was announced.
The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.
It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.