Japanese Kanji
旧kyuu
old times · old things · old friend
Grade 5 · JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-.
旧 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 5 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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