Word Meaning 古風 (Kofuu): Old-Fashioned, Archaic

Meaning

English

old-fashioned
archaic
antique
antiquated

Reading

Kana

こふう

Romaji

kofuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 今風,現代風 Related Words クラシック,古典的,伝統的,格式ある,古き良き,古雅 Rank 9651 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

古風土記

こふどき

ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE

古本

ふるぼん

secondhand book

古代

こだい

ancient times

古今

こきん

ancient and modern times

古い

ふるい

of the distant past

古文書

こぶんしょ

pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

古物

こぶつ

antique

古木

こぼく

old tree

古語

こご

old language

古文

こぶん

ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)

古書

こしょ

secondhand book

古

いにしえ

antiquity

Example Sentences

1

父はちょっと古風なんですよ。

My father is a little old-fashioned.