# 旧 — former

旧 means “former”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: former
- On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Time 2

## How to remember 旧

Parts: 丨 stick · 日 sun; day

## Don't confuse it with

[曲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bend/) · [由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [児](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/toddler/)

## More in the “Time 2” set

[再](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/again/) · [常](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/always/) · [末](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tip/) · [旧](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/former/) · [秒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/second-of-time/) · [昔](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/long-ago/) · [頃](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/around-a-time/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/former/. Last updated 2026-11-01.