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Meaning of 古(いにしえ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 古, 古え JLPT 1

Kana Reading いにしえ

Romaji inishie

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

antiquity; ancient times

Example sentence

彼女は古新聞紙を山積みにして置いておいた。 She left the old newspapers lying in a heap.

Examples of 古, 古え, いにしえ in a sentence

彼女は古新聞紙を山積みにして置いておいた。

She left the old newspapers lying in a heap.
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.

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Kanji in this word

古 JLPT 5

5 strokes

old

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: ふる.い, ふる-, -ふる.す

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