古風|こふうkofuu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, nounold-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
   私の母はははとても古風こふうなんです。↗

   My mother is really of the old school.

• SynonymアルカイックWrittenLoanword for archaic, old-style things, including words and expressions no longer in use; not necessarily complimentary.
• Related古いふるいNeutralThe broadest word for old or worn-out; unlike 「古風」 it carries no suggestion of old-time charm or modest dignity.
• Related大時代おおじだいWrittenWritten word for exaggeratedly old-fashioned and out of date; it is derogatory, whereas 「古風」 can be a compliment.
• RelatedプリミティブWrittenLoanword for primitive, plain and unsophisticated things; fits both art styles and technical methods, while 「古風」 stresses keeping an old-time style.
• Related原始的げんしてきNeutralMeans primitive, close to the original source, simple and plain; it lacks the refined elegance that 「古風」 can carry.
• Antonym新風しんぷうWrittenWritten word for a new trend or new way of doing things; the opposite of a conservative 「古風」.
• Antonym現代風げんだいふうNeutralAntonym meaning modern style; the opposite of 「古風」 when it describes an old-time style.

Use 「古風」 for keeping an old-time style or for a person of modest, old-fashioned dignity, as in 「古風な考え」「古風な女性」. For merely old or worn-out things say 「古い」; for exaggeratedly outdated, 「大時代」. Antonyms: 「現代風」 and 「新風」.

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1. 思考しこうややり方かた、様式ようしきなどが古ふるめかしいこと。また、そのさま。
2. 人柄ひとがらが奥おくゆかしいさま。
3. 漢詩かんしで古ふるい形かたちの詩しのこと。