旧

Meaning

1. pref
   old; former; ex-
2. n
   the old; old things; old customs
3. n
   old times; bygone days
4. npref abbreviation
   Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

Example sentences

• 旧システム用に書かれたソフトとの上位互換性を保つのは大切です。

  It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.

• 新トンネルは旧トンネルの２倍の長さだ。

  The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.

• 官僚は旧法規の改正に関して、成り行きを見守っています。

  Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.