► 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:
- その古い寺は修築された ⇨ The old temple was renovated
- 古びた自転車 ⇨ An old, rusted, bicycle
- 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
- 考古学者が古代建築の謎を解明した ⇨ An archaeologist solved the mystery of the ancient construction
- 古い街の入り組んだ裏道 ⇨ The complex intertwined backstreets of the old town
- 古い諺 ⇨ An old proverb
- 学生の時古文が嫌いだった ⇨ I hated classical Japanese classes when I was in school
- 古い民謡 ⇨ An old folk music
- 古都の旅 ⇨ A trip to the ancient capital
- 古傷が疼く ⇨ An old would still hurts
- その冗談はもう古いよ ⇨ That joke is old now
- 古い車を騙し騙し使っている ⇨ I’m somehow managing to keep using my old car
- 古い寺が焼損した ⇨ An old temple was damaged by fire
- 古本屋で掘り出し物を見つけた ⇨ I found a rare find at a used book store
- 古典的な建築様式 ⇨ A classical architectural design