| 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long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date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 N1
654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 東邦 【トウホウ】 Oriental country, the Orient
- 友邦 【ユウホウ】 friendly nation
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
Readings
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- país natal
- país
- tierra
Portuguese
- Terra natal
- país
- Japão
French
- pays natal
- pays
- Japon
| 1792 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1001 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4758 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1824 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 417 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 808 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 825 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1621 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 753 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1051 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 566 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 750 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1865 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39310 | Morohashi |
| 847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1848 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1991 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 5702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90a6 | Unicode hex code |