旧 = ｜ + 日

旧 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “olden times”. It is built from ｜ (pipe) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 35. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: olden times
RTK frame: 35
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ふる.い, もと
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: old times, старые времена, former
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 旧 old

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 旧

How to find 旧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “day”. 旧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 旧 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.