► 名詞
古 [いにしえ] [liter] meaning: past rank: 4
☆ 京都は古の都だ ⇨ Kyoto is an ancient capital
► 接頭辞
古 [ふる] meaning: old rank: 3
☆ うちの古女房 ⇨ My old, long-time, wife
More examples:
- 彼女は古い服を全て処分した ⇨ She got rid of all her old clothes
- 古い諺 ⇨ An old proverb
- 古い言い伝え ⇨ An old folklore
- 日本古来の音楽 ⇨ Japanese original traditional music
- うちの高校は日本で最も古い高校の一つだ ⇨ Our high school is one of the oldest in Japan
- 保証付きの中古車 ⇨ A used car with warranty
- 古代エジプト人が如何にピラミッドを建築したのかは未だ謎だ ⇨ How the ancient Egyptians built pyramids is still a mystery
- 古着屋 ⇨ A second-hand clothes shop
- 日本には多くの古い城が残っている ⇨ There are many old castles in Japan
- 古い城が焼け落ちた ⇨ An old castle burned down
- 欧州の歴史は一般に古代・中世・近代に区分される ⇨ The history of Europe is commonly divided and classified as the ancient period, middle ages and the modern period
- 中古車屋にポンコツを掴ませられた ⇨ The used car dealer dupe me with a clunker
- 彼はこの会社で一番古い人だ ⇨ He’s the person with the longest tenure in this company
- 古い街を漫ろ歩きした ⇨ I walked around the old town
- 薄気味悪い古い家 ⇨ A creepy old house