Meaning
旧 (きゅう, kyuu) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “ex-”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
旧ソビエトは今はロシアと呼ばれている。
The former Soviet Union is now called Russia.
旧友に招待された。
I was invited by an old friend.
帰省の折旧友に会った
When I came home, I met an old friend.
彼女はもと銀行員です。
She was formerly a bank clerk.
今は新旧交替の過渡期だ.
We are now in a period of transition, the old giving way to the new.
旧仮名遣いでの読みは同じ。
Reading in the old Japanese syllabary characters is the same.
旧式の電話を久しぶりに見た
I saw an old-fashioned telephone for the first time in a long time.
バスで旧友にばったり会った。
I bumped into an old friend on the bus.
駅前でばったり旧友に会った。
I ran into an old friend of mine outside the station.
市役所は旧木津町役場を使用。
The government office of the former Kizu-cho is used as that of the new city.
このビットは旧式のものです。
This bit is obsolete.
旧友がレセプションに招かれた。
Old friends were invited to the reception.