# 古 old

十 (ten) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
PN

## Onyomi

KO | The KOdomo (子) will grow old someday with ten dentures in her mouth.

## Mnemonic

## Kunyomi

ふる*い | old ★★★★★

## Jukugo

中古(ちゅうこ) のXXX | used XXX ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 古 (old) = 中古 (used XXX ) used XXX (books, cars, your dad's condoms)
古着(ふるぎ) | used clothes ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 古 (old) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 古着 (used clothes) used clothes - a used clothes store is a 古着屋（ふるぎや）
古典的(こてんてき) な | classical ☆☆☆☆☆ 古 (old) + 典 (classic) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 古典的 (classical) classical, like Shakespeare or Bach or Shunga something.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
早 | early | SUN | 日
古 | old | NO SUN |
里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田

The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.

## Used In

- 湖
- 苦
- 枯
- 固
- 居
- 故

## Synonyms

out of date, old-fashioned 時代遅れの 古くさい 古めかしい 旧式の 廃れる