KANJI: KO furu (old)
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Older forms of this character reveal this to be a heavily stylized pictograph of a skull-like mask or an actual skull. A skull-like mask was worn at festivals honoring ancestor-gods, and since the ancestor-gods were people of old, the mask itself came to symbolize antiquity and hence the meaning old.
A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:
on-yomi: KO
kun-yomi: furu(i) furu- -furu(su)
Nanori: fuyu
- KO: old.
- furu(i): old, aged, ancient, antiquated; stale, threadbare; outmoded, obsolete article.
- furu(biru): look old, get old.
- furu, furu-: used, second hand.
- furu(ku): anciently, formerly.
- inishie: [antiquity, ancient times.
- o(furu): used article.
- furu(mekashii): old and farmiliar.
New Nelson: 702
Henshall: 109
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考古学 (koukogaku): archeology.
復古 (fukko): restoration.
古本屋 (furuhon'ya): used book store.
古美術品 (kobijutsuhin): and old art object.
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