Word Meaning 旧態

きゅうたい kyuutai

旧態 is read as きゅうたい (kyuutai) and means old state of affairs.

Meaning

English

old state of affairs

Reading

Kana

きゅうたい

Romaji

kyuutai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 12668 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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旧態依然

きゅうたいいぜん

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things)

旧暦

きゅうれき

Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

旧派

きゅうは

old school

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

旧株

きゅうかぶ

old shares

Example Sentences

長時間労働を是とするような、旧態依然とした企業風土を打破しなければならない。

We must do away with the antiquated corporate culture that makes long working hours acceptable.