Meaning
古 (いにしえ, inishie) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “antiquity, ancient times”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
タイヤは古いと危ないですよ。
Tires are dangerous if they are old.
古い 手紙を 燃やしたんだ。
I burned some old letters.
あそこに 古いお 寺があります。
There's an old temple there.
来週木口さんが名古屋に来るそうだ。
I was told that Mr. Kiguchi is coming to Nagoya next week.
この店のミルクはたまに古いことがある。
Occasionally there are times when the milk in this store is old.
彼女は現代日本語は勿論古典さえ読める。
She can read even classical Japanese, not to mention modern Japanese.
庭の古い松の木が台風で倒れそうになった。
An old pine tree in the yard almost fell down in the typhoon.
僕の車もとても古いけど、君のよりましだ。
My car is also very old, but it is better than yours.
都心に出た折に、古本屋街に足を延ばした。
When I went into downtown Tokyo, I also went (literally: extended my trip) to the used book store district.
この車は古いんだけど、結構よく走りますよ。
This car is old, but it runs quite well, you know.
ここのカフェテリアは食材が古い恐れがある。
The ingredients used (in the food) at this cafeteria may be old.
母は 古いタイプライターを 持っています。
My mother has an old typewriter.