古
N1いにしえ inishie
- antiquity
- ancient times
noun
Chinese meanings
古代;往昔
Examples
- 古の人々の暮らしを研究する。I study how people lived in ancient times.我研究古人的生活。
- 古から伝わる物語を聞いた。I heard a story handed down from ancient times.我听了一个自古流传的故事。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('6c4936ba30'); // 古
{
"id": "6c4936ba30",
"word": "古",
"reading": "いにしえ",
"romaji": "inishie",
"meanings": [
"antiquity",
"ancient times"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1265040,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "古の人々の暮らしを研究する。",
"en": "I study how people lived in ancient times."
},
{
"ja": "古から伝わる物語を聞いた。",
"en": "I heard a story handed down from ancient times."
}
],
"zh": {
"source_hash": "8752591a8c33a2e4e9b54bc1205d5436e21f2348b95b233765a5edb89b74b8ca",
"meanings": [
"古代",
"往昔"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "古の人々の暮らしを研究する。",
"zh": "我研究古人的生活。"
},
{
"ja": "古から伝わる物語を聞いた。",
"zh": "我听了一个自古流传的故事。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/6c4936ba30",
"JMdict ent_seq 1265040; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "efa97d79446d540edf31a3733bf574a029618687ccf3854c38915d936e7e1bd4",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}