古い (Furui) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “old, aged, ancient, antiquated”.
Meanings
- i-adjectiveold; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timewornof things, not people
- i-adjectivelong; since long ago; time-honored
- i-adjectiveof the distant past; long-ago
- i-adjectivestale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
- i-adjectiveold-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
Examples
母は頭が古い。
Mother has old-fashioned ideas.
父は少し頭が古い。
My father is a bit old-fashioned.
彼らは古い車と比べた。
They compared the new car with the old one.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).