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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

古ふるい

N5
ふるい furui
  1. old (not used for people)
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

旧;古老

Examples

  • 時ときは金かねなりと古ふるいことわざにもある。
    An old proverb says that time is money.
    古老的谚语也说时间就是金钱。
  • これらは何なんと古ふるい本ほんなのだろう。
    What old books these are!
    这些书多么古老啊。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('aa60dd4a11'); // 古い
{
  "id": "aa60dd4a11",
  "word": "古い",
  "reading": "ふるい",
  "romaji": "furui",
  "meanings": [
    "old (not used for people)"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1265070,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "時は金なりと古いことわざにもある。",
      "furigana": "{時|とき}は{金|かね}なりと{古|ふる}いことわざにもある。",
      "en": "An old proverb says that time is money.",
      "tatoeba_id": 150654
    },
    {
      "ja": "これらは何と古い本なのだろう。",
      "furigana": "これらは{何|なん}と{古|ふる}い{本|ほん}なのだろう。",
      "en": "What old books these are!",
      "tatoeba_id": 217719
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "169ca12c26ec7bca8ad1ba3102d4beb6bfdfdd7907068782a721a76f3bfe517d",
    "meanings": [
      "旧;古老"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "時は金なりと古いことわざにもある。",
        "zh": "古老的谚语也说时间就是金钱。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "これらは何と古い本なのだろう。",
        "zh": "这些书多么古老啊。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/aa60dd4a11",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "805c82dc2d10de1507bd1bb749386b5ce9cd54a97a198070a700b4c91ac49e4a"
  }
}