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旧きゅう

Kana きゅう Romaji kyuu

JLPT N3 Common word

01

旧 きゅう · kyuu

JLPT N3 Common word

01prefix

old; former; ex-

02noun

the old; old things; old customs

03noun

old times; bygone days

04noun · prefix

abbreviation

Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

Examples

官僚は旧法規の改正に関して、成り行きを見守っています。

Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.

Tatoeba #183956

新トンネルは旧トンネルの2倍の長さだ。

The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.

Tatoeba #145302

旧システム用に書かれたソフトとの上位互換性を保つのは大切です。

It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.

Tatoeba #76237

02

元 もと · moto

JLPT N3 旧、故

01no-adjective · noun, used as a prefix

former; ex-; past; one-time

02noun · no-adjective

earlier times; the past; previous state

03noun · adverb

Examples

うちのかみさんは元プロレスラーで、だからもし私が浮気をしているところを見つかりでもしようものなら、それこそコテンパンにやられてしまうよ。

My wife used to be a pro-wrestler, so if she ever catches me two-timing her, I'd be beaten to a pulp.

Tatoeba #228240

彼女はもと銀行員です。

She was formerly a bank clerk.

Tatoeba #91354

今回の選挙は激戦で元大臣が何人も落ちた。

The last election was such a hot contest that several ex-ministers lost.

Tatoeba #172505

03

古 ふる · furu

故 (rarely used kanji form)、旧 (rarely used kanji form)

01noun

used item; secondhand item

02noun, used as a prefix

Examples

森のはずれに古小屋が立っているのが見えた。

We saw an old hut standing at the margin of the forest.

Tatoeba #145089

彼女は古新聞紙を山積みにして置いておいた。

She left the old newspapers lying in a heap.

Tatoeba #90198

Source

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