This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コ、ふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す
Romaji: ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ふゆ
Romaji: fuyu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

old

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  24
Frequency:  509
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-3
Korean Reading:  go
Chinese Reading:  gu3
Unicode:  53e4
JIS:  3845

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2002
Nelson Index: 770
New Nelson Index: 702
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2k3.1
Four Corner Index: 4060.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 109
Gakken Index: 373
Japanese Names Index: 154
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3233
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0724
Remembering the kanji Index: 16
Busy People Index: 2.5
Kanji Way Index: 320
Kanji Flashcards Index: 32
Kodansha Compact Index: 278
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 121
Kanji in Context Index: 86
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1262
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1728
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 16
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 16
Essential Kanji Index: 93
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2495
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1577
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 70
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 107

Words

(いにしえ)
antiquity; ancient times
古代 (こだい)
ancient times
古墳 (こふん)
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
古く (ふるく)
anciently; formerly
最古 (さいこ)
the oldest
(ふる)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
古典 (こてん)
old book; classics; classic
古川 (ふるかわ)
old river
名古屋 (なごや)
Nagoya (city)
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