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N2 Kanji 89: 旧
Meaning：
In Japanese，旧 means “old”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：Not often used
Onyomi：きゅう
How to write it：
Origin：
It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin because it changed too much. However, you can remember this kanji by kanji 日.
| You can see the sun here. It means that people will get old if they are under the sun for a long time. So 旧 means “old”. Note: Below is the origin and development of kanji 日. |
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter | 旧~ | きゅう | old~ | Noun |
| Adv | 旧来 | きゅうらい | traditional | Noun |
| H_Adv | 復旧 | ふっきゅう | recovery | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 旧式 | きゅうしき | old-fashioned | Noun & na-Adj |
| H_Adv | 旧暦 | きゅうれき | old calendar | Noun |
| H_Adv | 新旧 | しんきゅう | old and new | Noun |
| S_Adv | 旧姓 | きゅうせい | maiden name | Noun |
| S_Adv | 旧家 | きゅうか | old house | Noun |
| S_Adv | 旧知 | きゅうち | old friend | Noun |
| Others | 旧友 | きゅうゆう | old friend | Noun |
| Others | 守旧 | しゅきゅう | conservatism | Noun |
| Others | 旧跡 | きゅうせき | historic spot | Noun |
| Others | 旧型 | きゅうがた | old model | Noun |
| Others | 旧館 | きゅうかん | old building | Noun |
| Others | 旧弊 | きゅうへい | old evil | Noun & na-Adj |
| Others | 旧法 | きゅうほう | old law | Noun |
| Others | 旧称 | きゅうしょう | former name | Noun |
| Others | 旧都 | きゅうと | old capital | Noun |
| Others | 旧版 | きゅうはん | old version | Noun |
| Others | 旧道 | きゅうどう | old road | Noun |
| Others | 旧作 | きゅうさく | old work | Noun |
| Others | 旧居 | きゅうきょ | former residence | Noun |
| Others | 旧主 | きゅうしゅ | former lord | Noun |
| Others | 旧邸 | きゅうてい | old house | Noun |
| Others | 旧教 | きゅうきょう | old religion | Noun |
| Others | 旧株 | きゅうかぶ | old stock | Noun |
| Others | 旧債 | きゅうさい | old debt | Noun |
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