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    古語

    古こ語ご

    archaic word

    KMT10News #39+1Ref L2NounHistoryLiteratureKanji Vocab19 strokes

    こご

    Noun

    1.
    archaic word, obsolete word, archaism
    2.
    old saying, old adage
    3.
    old language, ancient language

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    これは古こ語ごです。

    This is an archaic word.

    KMT10Literature
    昔むかしの文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんには古こ語ごが多おおく使つかわれている。

    Many archaic words are used in old literary works.

    KMT10Literature
    古こ語ごを理り解かいすることは、古こ典てん文ぶん学がくを深ふかく味あじわう上うえで不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    Understanding archaic words is essential for deeply appreciating classical literature.

    KMT10Literature
    源げん氏じも物のが語たりには美うつくしい古こ語ごがたくさん出でてきます。

    Many beautiful archaic words appear in The Tale of Genji.

    KMT10LiteratureHistory
    この地ち域いきの古ふるい方ほう言げんには、古こ語ごの名なご残りが見みられる。

    Traces of archaic words can be seen in the old dialect of this region.

    KMT10History

    Kanji that make up this word

    古
    ふる.い・ふる-・-ふる.す…(2)
    old
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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