BloomkoJLPT N5 · Describing
古い
ふるい
old (things)
Stroke order of 古い
2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
古 · 5 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
A story passed through ten (十) mouths (口) must be very old.
Parts: 十 ten + 口 mouth
The characters in 古い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
この寺はとても古いです。
このてらはとてもふるいです。
This temple is very old.