| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 677 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 648 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 808 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 94 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 760 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 595 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 119 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1376 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 964 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 35 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13737 | Morohashi |
| 14 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 35 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 35 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 649 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
549 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧 【キュウ】 old, former, ex-, the old, old things, old customs, old times, bygone days, Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
- 旧式 【キュウシキ】 old type, old style
- 新旧 【シンキュウ】 new and old, incoming and outgoing
- 懐旧 【カイキュウ】 reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days
Kun reading compounds
- 古い 【ふるい】 old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- antiguo
- viejo
- viejos tiempos
Portuguese
- tempos antigos
- coisas antigas
- amigo velho
- ex-
- anteriores
French
- ancien temps
- anciennes choses
- ancien ami
- ancien -
- ex-
| 1278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 姓 【セイ】 surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- 姓名 【セイメイ】 (full) name, family name and given name
- 旧姓 【キュウセイ】 one's original family name, maiden name
- 同姓 【ドウセイ】 same surname
- 姓 【セイ】 surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- 俗姓 【ゾクショウ】 secular surname (of a priest)
- 小百姓 【コビャクショウ】 peasant, small farmer
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- apellido
Portuguese
- sobrenome
French
- nom de famille
| 1471 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1766 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1203 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 846 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1746 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1869 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 598 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 440 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 334 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 209 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1571 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6178 | Morohashi |
| 279 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1557 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1678 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1163 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4541.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59d3 | Unicode hex code |