旧
きゅう
old; former; ex-; the old
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Prefix
old; former; ex-Noun
the old; old things; old customs- old times; bygone days
Noun, Prefix
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendarAbbreviation
Example sentences
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The old school building burned down.
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The former President's death was announced.
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The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.
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Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.
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.