Memory phrase for the character: 古

古

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Meaning

old

Pronunciation

KO
furui

Explanation

 Ten 十 and mouth 口 (古 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

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
古 oldPicture of a gravestone




 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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