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古 means 'old'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 301   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-6    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 11    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 251 words   Used in 367 words   Used in 3653 names   Component in 117 kanji (23 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コ
Kun
   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old
Additional readings
Kun    ふる-
Name    ふゆ
Components
⿱  十 ten  口 mouth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 古 is used 13 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 古 is used 358 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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コ : 288 words FIND ALL
こ だ い 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ancient times
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コ (read as ご) : 5 words FIND ALL
な ご や 1
noun
Nagoya (city)
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ふるい : 64 words FIND ALL
ふ る い 0
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
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いにしえ: 1 word. FIND ALL
い に し え 0
noun
antiquity; ancient times
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An additional -ふる.す less common words include 古 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 121 (originally: 109)  Joy o' Kanji : 109  Key to Kanji: 293 

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古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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