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古人
Hiragana
こじん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
古い時代に生きていた人 / 昔の人 / 現代より以前の時代の人々をさす語 / 年をとった人、高齢者（文脈による比喩的用法）
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのじだいにいきたひとのこと。いまのじだいのひとではない。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
古代的人 / 前人、先人 / 老人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古代的人 / 老人
Korean Meaning
옛사람 / 고대의 사람 / 노인
Indonesian
orang zaman dahulu / orang dahulu kala / orang tua (lanjut usia)
Vietnamese Meaning
người xưa / cổ nhân / người già
Tagalog Meaning
sinaunang tao / tao noong unang panahon / matandang tao
Sense（1）
a person from long ago
Sense（2）
old person
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古人
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It is very important to learn the wisdom of people from long ago.
It is very important to learn the wisdom of people from long ago.
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古人の知恵を学ぶことは非常に重要です。
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