Word Meaning 旧弊

きゅうへい kyuuhei

旧弊 is read as きゅうへい (kyuuhei) and means old evils.

Meaning

English

  1. old evils
  2. long-standing abuses
  3. old-fashioned ways
  4. outdated notions
  5. old-fashioned
  6. outdated
  7. outmoded
  8. antiquated

Reading

Kana

きゅうへい

Romaji

kyuuhei

Writing Variants

  • 旧幣 きゅうへい kyuuhei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 132671 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

旧弊打破

きゅうへいだは

breaking down antiquated notions

旧暦

きゅうれき

Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

旧派

きゅうは

old school

旧態

きゅうたい

old state of affairs

旧石器時代

きゅうせっきじだい

Paleolithic

旧盆

きゅうぼん

Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

旧幕時代

きゅうばくじだい

the shogunate period

旧憲法

きゅうけんぽう

former constitution (i.e. in Japan, the Meiji Constitution)

旧新約聖書

きゅうしんやくせいしょ

Old and New Testaments

旧石器文化

きゅうせっきぶんか

Palaeolithic culture

旧帝国大学

きゅうていこくだいがく

former imperial university

旧市街

きゅうしがい

old town

Example Sentences

1

かれはきゅうへいをだはしようとした。

He tried to break down old evils.