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古人
古人
Chinese
| ancient; old | man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (古人) |
古 | 人 | |
Noun
古人
- the ancients; people from ancient times
- 古人云 ― gǔrén yún ― as the old saying goes
- someone who has passed away
- early man; Homo sapiens
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 古 | 人 |
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こ Grade: 2 |
じん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
古人 (hiragana こじん, romaji kojin)
- a person from long ago
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 古 | 人 |
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ふる Grade: 2 |
ひと Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
古人 (hiragana ふるひと, romaji furuhito)
- a person from long ago
- old person
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 古 | 人 |
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ふる Grade: 2 |
ひと > びと Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
古人 (hiragana ふるびと, romaji furubito)
- a person from long ago
- old person
Noun
古人 (hiragana いにしえびと, romaji inishiebito, historical hiragana いにしへびと)
- old acquaintance