きゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. 古いものごと。
2. 昔のこと。
Kanji used
old times
Pitch accent
きゅ
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Used in vocabulary (134 in total)
old type; old style
① 古くからの知り合い。
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
① 結婚や養子縁組などにより改姓を行う以前の姓。
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
old style; old type
① 旧い館。特に、新館と対比して古い方の館。
new and old; incoming and outgoing
① 暦法が変更された場合における、古い方の暦法。② グレゴリオ暦以外の暦法。
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old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded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
① 古い制度。
old state of affairs
past misdeeds; old crimes
old town; former town
old work; existing work
① 以前の名称。
past events; bygones
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
former clan; former fief
① 出版物、ソフトウェアなどで、新たな版が出る前の旧い版のこと。
① 出版物、ソフトウェアなどで、新たな版が出る前の旧い版のこと。
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
① 複数の字体を持つ文字のうち、古くから用いられていたもの。② 特に、日本で用いる漢字について、当用漢字において用いられている字体(新字体、1949年内閣告示)以前に公文書等で用いられていた別の字体。また、常用漢字の告示(1981年、2010年改定)によって新たに正式になった新字体(『灯』、『亀』など)に対する古い字体(『燈』・『龜』)など)についてもいう。これらの字体はおおよそ康熙字典体に一致する。③ 当用漢字の制定以前に伝統的に使われていた字体を用いた用字法。「いわゆる康熙字典体」とも。
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)
① 新年の挨拶などで「去年」を指す語。
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
① 古い知人。久しい馴染み。
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
① 以前の名称。
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
① 古くからの知り合い。
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.