also: ちゅうぶる
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used before a noun with の or as the first element of compounds such as 中古車 and 中古品. It usually means that an item has had a previous owner, not simply that it is old in age.
中古のノートパソコンを安く買った。
I bought a used laptop cheaply.
この店は中古の
This shop deals in second-hand games.
noun
Middle Ages in Japan; Heian period
Only with reading ちゅうこ
Specialized historical or literary-period term, especially in Japanese literary history where it often refers chiefly to the Heian period. This sense is read ちゅうこ.
日本文学史で、中古は主に平安時代を指す。
In Japanese literary history, 中古 mainly refers to the Heian period.