Kanji: 古

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	口 Radical name: くち
Meaning:	Old
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	古(ふる)い	old (things, not people)
N3	中古(ちゅうこ)	(1) used, second-hand, old
N2	稽古(けいこ)	practice, training, study
N2	古典(こてん)	old book, classics, classic
N1	古(いにしえ)	antiquity, ancient times
N1	考古学(こうこがく)	archaeology
N1	古代(こだい)	ancient times