► 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:
- 彼はチームの中の最古参だ (さいこさん) ⇨ He is the longest-tenured player on the team
- 古い街の細く入り組んだ路地 ⇨ The narrow, complex alleys of the old town
- 古い民話 ⇨ An old folklore
- 古い町並みには独特の趣がある ⇨ The old townscape has a unique atmosphere
- 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
- 彼は古い観念に囚われている ⇨ He is a prisoner of old ideas
- 古都の旅 ⇨ A trip to the ancient capital
- 新しい型の製品と古い型の製品は基本的には同じだ ⇨ The new and old models of the product are basically the same
- 古い家 ⇨ An old house
- 古代の都 ⇨ An ancient capital city
- 彼等は古い寺を改修した ⇨ They renovated an old temple
- 古い車を騙し騙し使っている ⇨ I’m somehow managing to keep using my old car
- 古い街の狭い道 ⇨ A narrow alley in an old town
- 同性愛は古代から存在した ⇨ Homosexuality has existed since the ancient times
- 日本古来の音楽 ⇨ Japanese original traditional music