古 — old, ancient
ふる
古
old
ふる
U+53E4
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #509
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #16
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Remember 古
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Meanings
- old
- ancient
Readings
- On'yomi
- こ ko
- Kun'yomi
- ふる furu
word
ふる furu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こ ・ご ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
26 wordsEach dot is a word containing 古: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 8 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
じゅう
十
ten
#24
くち
口
mouth
#30
Used as component in (6)
Compound ideograph (会意). 十 (ten, suggesting many generations) over 口 (mouth). What has been passed through ten mouths — old, ancient.