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中古

ちゅうこ

particle

Meanings

1used
2second-hand
3old
4Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

Example sentence

その中古の冷蔵庫はひどい代物だった。

That used refrigerator was a real dog.

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Kanji in this word

中Middle, In, Inside4 strokes 古Old5 strokes

More words with 中

中央ちゅうおう · centralN3 中心ちゅうしん · centerN3 中国ちゅうごく · China 途中とちゅう · on the wayN4 中間ちゅうかん · middleN2

Full entry on Jisho

中学ちゅうがく · middle schoolN3

中堅ちゅうけん · nucleus

中身なかみ · content(s)N3

More words with 古

古代こだい · ancient timesN1 古典こてん · classicsN2 古いふるい · old (in reference to objects, not people)N5 古墳こふん · ancient burial mound 古本ふるほん · secondhand book 考古学こうこがく · archeologyN1 古里ふるさと · home townN2 古本屋ふるほんや · secondhand bookshop

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