Illustration: On a mountain road outside a Japanese town, a narrow brick tunnel mouth sits beside a wider concrete tunnel carrying the present roadway. A sturdy barrier closes the brick entrance, and weeds grow through the abandoned strip of asphalt leading to it.

JLPT N2prefixLevel estimated by Bebop

旧きゅう

kyuu

former, old

Used before a noun. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 新しんトンネルは旧きゅうトンネルの２倍ばいの長ながさだ。

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

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  2. 旧きゅう校舎こうしゃが全焼ぜんしょうしました。

    The old school building burned down.

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  3. 旧きゅう車くるまですか。

    Is this a vintage car?

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Kanji in 旧

  • 旧old times; old thingsOnキュウKunふるい・もと

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