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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

旧

Readings

Kana: キュウ、ふる.い、もと
Romaji: kyū, furu.i, moto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  549
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-1-4
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  jiu4
Unicode:  65e7
JIS:  356C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 14
Nelson Index: 94
New Nelson Index: 2412
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c1.1
Four Corner Index: 2600.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 648
Gakken Index: 808
Japanese Names Index: 119
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13737
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0743
Remembering the kanji Index: 35
Kanji Flashcards Index: 595
Kodansha Compact Index: 964
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 677
Kanji in Context Index: 1376
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 5
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 5
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 35
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 35
Essential Kanji Index: 760
Kodansha Kanji Index: 14
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1278
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 759
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 649

Words

旧 (きゅう)
ex-; former; old
古 (ふる)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
旧制 (きゅうせい)
old system; old order
復旧 (ふっきゅう、ふくきゅう)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
旧名 (きゅうめい)
former name; maiden name
元 (もと)
former; ex-
旧暦 (きゅうれき)
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
新旧 (しんきゅう)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
旧姓 (きゅうせい)
one's former (maiden) name
旧称 (きゅうしょう)
old name; former title
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