Kanji
N2 5 strokes Grade 5 freq #549

old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

sun/day hi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

restoration; restitution
new and old; incoming and outgoing
old system; old order
one's original family name; maiden name
traditional; from ancient times
old school; old style
old state of affairs
old type; old style
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
old friend; old acquaintance

Example sentences

If this organization is left as it is, it will soon go bankrupt; its recovery is as difficult as swapping horses while crossing a stream.

Our policies and systems are getting outdated and need revising, but to try to swap horses while crossing a stream might be dangerous.

My maternal grandmother persists in wearing that old-fashioned dress.

He dropped in on some old friends during his vacation trip to New York.