古 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 古 mean?

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How to read 古?

Kunyomi... ふるい/furui,ふるす/furusu,いにしえ/inishie

Onyomi... コ/ko

jinmeikun... taka, hisa, furu,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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古 / related names

gender:

gender:

Name:
ako
Katakana:
アコ

Kanji:
亜古
Meaning:
  • Next. Near. Similar. Companions. Branching point. Abbreviation for Asia (Asia).
  • Old
Name:
koto
Katakana:
コト

Kanji:
古都
Meaning:
  • Old
  • Capital. Metropolis. A large city where people gather. Tokyo. To control. To unite. Gorgeous. Beautiful. The city's style and elegance.
Name:
kotoka
Katakana:
コトカ

Kanji:
古都花
Meaning:
  • Old
  • Capital. Metropolis. A large city where people gather. Tokyo. To control. To unite. Gorgeous. Beautiful. The city's style and elegance.
  • Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
Name:
konoe
Katakana:
コノエ

Kanji:
古乃江
Meaning:
  • Old
  • In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
  • A river. A big river. A large river. It can also refer to the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River in China. Cove.
Name:
kyoko
Katakana:
キョウコ

Kanji:
饗古
Meaning:
Name:
doko
Katakana:
ドウコ

Kanji:
道古
Meaning:
  • Road. Street. A way. Say. Skills and arts. Moral and religious teachings. The thoughts and teachings of Lao Tzu and Zhuang Tzu. In Buddhism, the world in which sentient beings are reincarnated.
  • Old
Name:
makoto
Katakana:
マコト

Kanji:
真古都
Meaning:
  • True. Truth, not falsehood. Nature as it is. True form. Innate.
  • Old
  • Capital. Metropolis. A large city where people gather. Tokyo. To control. To unite. Gorgeous. Beautiful. The city's style and elegance.
Name:
shoko
Katakana:
ショウコ

Kanji:
笙古
Meaning:
  • One of the wind instruments of old Japanese court music.
  • Old
Name:
chikori
Katakana:
チコリ

Kanji:
智古里
Meaning:
  • Smart. Wisdom. To understand things.
  • Old
  • Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
Name:
koto
Katakana:
コト

Kanji:
古采
Meaning:
  • Old
  • Coloration. Beautiful colors. A figure or appearance. To choose. Dice.
Name:
furuyasu
Katakana:
フルヤス

Kanji:
古康
Meaning:
  • Old
  • Peaceful. Gentle. Sturdy. Health. A peaceful state of mind with no worries. Peace of mind. To be at ease. Enjoyment. Fun.
Name:
kotose
Katakana:
コトセ

Kanji:
古歳
Meaning:
  • Old
  • Age. A particle to count age or years. One year. Month and day. Time. The fruit of a year in the fields. Jupiter.
Name:
miyako
Katakana:
ミヤコ

Kanji:
宮古
Meaning:
  • Place dedicated to the gods
  • Old
Name:
hoshihiko
Katakana:
ホシヒコ

Kanji:
星比古
Meaning:
  • A star. A star shining in the night sky. Celestial bodies. The flow of years, months, and days. An important person. A landmark. Signs. Aims.
  • Ratio
  • Old
Name:
kosei
Katakana:
コウセイ

Kanji:
古羽正
Meaning:
  • Old
  • Feathers. Insect wings. Wings. A word for counting birds and rabbits.
  • Correct. To be reasonable. to fix. exactly. To be in just the right state. New Year. The beginning of things. The original. The real.
Name:
toshihiko
Katakana:
トシヒコ

Kanji:
敏比古
Meaning:
  • Quick in action and movement. Quick thinking. Smart.
  • Ratio
  • Old
Name:
toshihiko
Katakana:
トシヒコ

Kanji:
俊比古
Meaning:
  • Superior. Excellent. A person with a sharp mind. A person with wisdom. big. high. severe. To be strict.
  • Ratio
  • Old
Name:
asahiko
Katakana:
アサヒコ

Kanji:
朝比古
Meaning:
  • Morning. The place where the Son of Heaven conducts politics. A country ruled by the Son of Heaven. A period of time during which a single son of heaven ruled. To meet with the Son of Heaven. Abbreviation for Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
  • Ratio
  • Old
Name:
shigehiko
Katakana:
シゲヒコ

Kanji:
滋比古
Meaning:
  • Grow. To grow. Increase. to moisten. to give nutrients to. Good taste. nutritious
  • Ratio
  • Old
Name:
ako
Katakana:
アコ

Kanji:
阿古
Meaning:
  • A place where a mountain or river bends and curves. To lean on. To bend one's will and follow others. A word that expresses familiarity by being attached to a word that calls someone.
  • Old

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