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Definition and Synonyms for 古
| 1. | 古 | 過去から生き延びているもの |
| Antiquity | an artifact surviving from the past | |
| Synonyms: | 上世, 前世, 前世, 古, 古, 古い, 古雅, 旧故 | |
| 2. | 古 | 経過した時間 |
| Past | the time that has elapsed | |
| Synonyms: | 古, 古, 古い, 往代, 往年, 往日, 往昔, 往時, 往者, 従前, 従来, 既往, 旧時, 昔, 昔年, 昔時, 来し方, 過去, 過ぎ来し方 |
Meanings for each kanji in 古
| » | 古 | old |
Categories 古 is a member of
| 1. | アーチファクト | 全体と見なされる人工の物体 |
| Artefact | a man-made object taken as a whole | |
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| 2. | 時 | 物事がその中で未来から現在を通り過去へと流れる、経験の連続体 |
| Time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past | |
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Sample Sentences for 古
その大きなはこには古新聞しか入ってないのを、少年は発見した。
The boy found the big box contained nothing but old newspapers.
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.
私は市場の骨董品屋でこの古時計を買った。
I bought this old clock at an antique stall in the market.
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