ๅค
Old
ใตใ(ใ) (furui)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Japan is home to Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hot spring inn founded in 705 AD. The hotel has operated continuously for more than 1,300 years and has been run by the same family for over 50 generations. When something in Japan is described as ๅคใ (old), it can sometimes be older than entire countries.
Memory Trick
When a story changes Ten(ๅ) Mouths(ๅฃ) it becomes Old.
Readings
Onyomi: ใณ (ko)
Kunyomi: ใตใ(ใ) (furui)
Example Words
ๅคใ
ใตใใ (furui)
Old
ไธญๅค
ใกใ
ใใ (chuuko)
Used, second-hand
ๅคๆฌ
ใตใใปใ (furuhon)
Used book
ๅคใๅฎถ
ใตใใ ใใ (furui ie)
Old house
Example Sentence
็งใฏๅคใๆฌใๅฅฝใใงใใ
ใใใ ใฏ ใตใใ ใปใ ใ ใใ ใงใใ
watashi wa furui hon ga suki desu
I like old books.