古 — old, ancient
ふる
古
old
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
quality
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.
Meanings
- old
- ancient
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).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (7)
Compound ideograph (会意). 十 (ten, suggesting many generations) over 口 (mouth). What has been passed through ten mouths — old, ancient.