Word Meaning 頭が古い

あたまがふるい atama ga furui

頭が古い is read as あたまがふるい (atama ga furui) and means old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking).

Meaning

English

old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)

Reading

Kana

あたまがふるい

Romaji

atama ga furui

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 103705 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頭が上がらない

あたまがあがらない

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to)

頭が高い

ずがたかい

haughty

頭の高い

あたまのたかい

haughty

頭が回らない

あたまがまわらない

muddleheaded

頭が重い

あたまがおもい

sick with worry

頭が低い

あたまがひくい

humble

頭遣い

かしらつかい

puppeteer for the head

頭

あたま

hair (on one's head)

頭打ち

あたまうち

reaching a peak

頭痛

ずつう

headache

頭金

あたまきん

down payment

頭取

とうどり

(bank) president

Example Sentences

母は頭が古い。

Mother has old-fashioned ideas.

父は少し頭が古い。

My father is a bit old-fashioned.

私の頭が古いと言われるかもしれないが、結婚前に男女の関係を持つべきではないと思う。

People might say I'm old-fashioned, but I think that one shouldn't have sexual relationships before marriage.