01
旧正月
きゅうしょうがつ
Lunar New Year
Meanings
- old times
- old things
- old friend
- former
- ex-
Readings
Onyomi
- キュウ
Kunyomi
- ふる.い
- もと
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Useful words
02
旧友
きゅうゆう
old friend
03
旧暦
きゅうれき
lunar calendar
04
旧姓
きゅうせい
maiden name
05
旧市街
きゅうしがい
old town
06
復旧
ふっきゅう
restoration
Compare Kanji
01新Pair96%newOld and new form the clean contrast: 旧 points back, 新 points forward.02古Meaning90%old古 offers the plain “old” idea, nearly matching the former-time sense of 旧.03昔Meaning84%once upon a time, antiquityLong-ago time in 昔 strengthens the backward-looking feel of 旧.04前Meaning68%in front, beforeBefore-ness in 前 can help learners feel 旧 as former rather than simply aged.05歴Meaning72%curriculum, continuationHistory in 歴 supplies the larger past-world surrounding 旧.06日Shape63%day, sun日 sits inside the shape; 旧 adds the left stroke that changes the balance.
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