古 means old
An elder and a mouth: a story told for ten generations is old.
On'yomi
- コko
Kun'yomi
- ふる(い)furui
- ふるfuru
- ふる(す)furusu
How it's built
- 十ten
- 口mouth
Common words
- 古代こだいancient times; distant past
- 古いにしえantiquity; ancient times
- 古本ふるほんsecondhand book
- 中古ちゅうこused; second-hand
Through history
Oracle bone
Bronze
Seal- Today