How to say old in Japanese

古い^☆【ふるいfurui】故い・旧い Inflection: adjective:
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn - of things, not people
long; since long ago; time-honored
of the distant past; long-ago
stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

Example Sentences

９０歳sai 以上ijou 生きるikiru ことkoto はha 決してkesshite まれmare ではないdehanai。: It's not at all rare to live to be over ninety years old.
おo いくつikutsu ですdesu かka？: How old are you?
このkono 業界gyoukai でde はha もうmou 年toshi をwo とりtori すぎsugi てte いるiru。: I am too old for this world.
何歳ですかdesuka。: How old are you?
幼なじみosananajimi がga 春haru からkara 大阪oosaka のno 大学daigaku にni 行くiku らしいrashii。: Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.

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