旧

See also: 舊, 伯, and 1日

旧	U+65E7, 旧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-65E7

← 旦
[U+65E6]

CJK Unified Ideographs

旨 →
[U+65E8]

Translingual edit

Stroke order

Japanese	旧
Simplified	旧
Traditional	舊

Glyph origin edit

Variant of 臼.

The reformative usage in simplified Chinese and Japanese that replaced 舊 can be analysed either as from an elimination of 雈 with glyphic alteration from 臼 to 旧 or as using a homophonic character.

Han character edit

旧 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+1, 5 strokes, cangjie input 中日 (LA), composition ⿰丨日)

Derived characters edit

児, 陥, 稲

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 489, character 5
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13737
Dae Jaweon: page 850, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1483, character 2
Unihan data for U+65E7

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Graphical variant of 臼 (jiù), which is also the phonetic component of 舊 (jiù) and 舅 (jiù).

Etymology 1 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 旧 – see 舊 (“old; former; past; old; used; worn; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 舊).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 旧 – see 臼 (“mortar; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 臼).

Etymology 3 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 旧 – see 舅 (“maternal uncle; brother-in-law; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 舅).

Japanese edit

Shinjitai	旧
Kyūjitai	舊

Kanji edit

旧

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 舊)

Readings edit

Go-on: ぐ (gu)
Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)^{←きう (kiu, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: く (ku)
Kun: ふるい (furui, 旧い); もと (moto, 旧)

Compounds edit

Compounds

旧(きゅう)式(しき) (kyūshiki): old type
旧(きゅう)制(せい) (kyūsei): old system
旧(きゅう)姓(せい) (kyūsei): former surname
旧(きゅう)態(たい) (kyūtai): old state of affairs
旧(きゅう)派(は) (kyūha): the old school
旧(きゅう)約(やく) (kyūyaku): Old Testament
旧(きゅう)来(らい) (kyūrai): traditional
旧(きゅう)里(り) (kyūri): hometown
旧(きゅう)暦(れき) (kyūreki): Japan's old lunisolar calendar;
旧(きゅう)居(きょ) (kyūkyo): former residence
旧(きゅう)株(かぶ) (kyūkabu): old stock
旧(きゅう)弊(へい) (kyūhei): old evil
旧(きゅう)軍(ぐん)人(じん) (kyūgunjin): ex-soldier
旧(きゅう)正(しょう)月(がつ) (kyūshōgatsu): lunisolar New Year
旧(きゅう)世(せ)界(かい) (kyūsekai): the old world
旧(きゅう)保(ほ)守(しゅ) (kyūhoshu): paleoconservative
懐(かい)旧(きゅう) (kaikyū): nostalgia
復(ふっ)旧(きゅう) (fukkyū): recover
旧(きゅう)に復(ふく)する (kyū ni fukusuru): be restored to a former state

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
旧
きゅう Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
舊 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 舊 (MC gjuwH).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) きゅう [kyúꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝː]

Noun edit

旧(きゅう) • (kyū) ^{←きう (kiu)^?}

old things, original state, former state, old times
the old calendar based on a lunar system

Prefix edit

旧(きゅう) • (kyū-) ^{←きう (kiu)^?}

paleo-, ex-, old, previous, former
世界平和統一家庭連合(せかいへいわとういつかていれんごう)（旧(きゅう)統一教会(とういつきょうかい)）
Sekai Heiwa Tōitsu Katei Rengō (kyū-Tōitsu Kyōkai)
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (former Unification Church)

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