Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 古


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Meaning

old

Pronunciation

KO
furui

Explanation

Ten and mouth ( was derived from the image of a skull). See this as the image of a grave mound with a cross.

Mnemonic

Under the tomb mound/stone lies the "old".

Radicals

mouth(A small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.)
ten(Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.)
old(Picture of a gravestone)
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Vocabulary

古い ふるい old (not person), aged, ancient, obsolete
古紙 こし wastepaper
考古学 こうこがく archaeology
中古 ちゅうこ used, second-hand, old
古代 こだい ancient times
古典 こてん old book, classics, classic
稽古 けいこ practice, training, study

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