古 — go

Parts that make up 古

Korean example words with 古

• 고탑古塔 Korean gloss: 옛 탑
• 고궁古宮 Korean gloss: 옛 궁궐
• 고도古都 Korean gloss: 옛 도읍
• 고명古名 Korean gloss: 옛 이름
• 고제古制 Korean gloss: 옛 제도
• 고본古本 Korean gloss: 오래된 책
• 고사古史 Korean gloss: 옛날 역사
• 고사古寺 Korean gloss: 오래된 절
• 고악古樂 Korean gloss: 옛날 음악
• 고인古人 Korean gloss: 옛날 사람
• 고자古瓷 Korean gloss: 옛 도자기
• 고력古曆 Korean gloss: 옛날의 달력

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 古

• 古代こだい ancient times; distant past; antiquity
• 古典こてん classic (work, esp. book); the classics
• 古墳こふん ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
• 考古学こうこがく archaeology; archeology
• 中古ちゅうこ used; second-hand; old
• 古書こしょ old book; rare book; classic
• 最古さいこ the oldest; the earliest
• 中古車ちゅうこしゃ used car; secondhand car
• 古いにしえ antiquity; ancient times; bygone days
• 古都こと ancient city; former capital
• 古いふるい old; aged; ancient
• 古今ここん ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

Characters sharing the phonetic 古

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “고” in Korean.

Other hanja read “고”

Other hanja with radical 口