きゅう

old; former; ex-

N5Common wordPrefix
Prefix
oldformerex-
Noun
the oldold thingsold customs
Noun
old timesbygone days
Noun, Prefix
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

Example Sentences

彼女はもと銀行員です。

She was formerly a bank clerk.

(しん)トンネルは(きゅう)トンネルの2倍の長さだ。

The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.

今回の選挙は激戦で(もと)大臣が何人(なんにん)も落ちた。

The last election was such a hot contest that several ex-ministers lost.

会社は(もと)会計を相手取って訴訟を起こした。

The company took action against its former accountant.

この(ほん)を書いた緒方氏()(もと)新聞記者である。

Mr Ogata, the author of this book, used to be a newspaperman.