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旧

Kanji 旧: meaning "old, former", readings, stroke order

The kanji 旧 means "old, former". On'yomi: キュウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
old, former
On'yomi
キュウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
舊 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 旧

  • 旧知 きゅうち — old friend, old friendship
  • 復旧 ふっきゅう — restoration, restitution, rehabilitation

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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