旧知

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 旧知 – see 舊知 (“old acquaintance; old friend”). (This term is the simplified form of 舊知).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旧	知
きゅう Grade: 5	ち Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
舊知 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅ​うち [kyúꜜùchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːt͡ɕi]

Noun

旧(きゅう)知(ち) • (kyūchi) 

1. old acquaintance

Synonyms

• 昔馴染(むかしなじ)み (mukashinajimi)
• 故旧(こきゅう) (kokyū)
• 旧知己(きゅうちき) (kyūchiki)