Japanese
旧
JLPT N3 Common word
01
旧 きゅう · kyuu
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 #7623702
元 もと · moto
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 #17250503
古 ふる · furu
01noun
used item; secondhand item
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