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Illustration of 旧知

旧知きゅうち

きゅうち kyuuchi Play N1 Noun

以前からの知り合い。また、その人との古くからの交際。 old friend; old friendship

Example 1

彼は旧知の友人に偶然出会った。

He ran into an old friend by chance.

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Example 2

旧知の仲なので、久しぶりでもすぐに打ち解けた。

Since they had known each other for a long time, they quickly warmed up to each other even after a long time apart.

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Kanji breakdown

旧

N2

old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-

On reading
キュウ
Kun reading
ふる.い、もと
Radical
日

知

N4

know; wisdom

On reading
チ
Kun reading
し.る、し.らせる
Radical
矢
Illustration of 復旧
N1

ふっきゅう

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

Illustration of 旧事
N1

くじ

past events; bygones

Illustration of 未知
N1

みち

not yet known

Illustration of 無知
N1

むち

ignorance

Illustration of 知性
N1

ちせい

intelligence