旧式|きゅうしきkyuushiki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, no-adjectiveold type; old style
    この機械きかいは旧式きゅうしきになってしまった。↗
    This machine has gone out of date.
Conjugation
Plain form旧式(きゅうしき)
Polite (desu)旧式です(きゅうしきです)
Negative (dewa nai)旧式ではない(きゅうしきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)旧式ではありません(きゅうしきではありません)
Past (datta)旧式だった(きゅうしきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)旧式ではなかった(きゅうしきではなかった)
Te form (de)旧式で(きゅうしきで)
Adverbial (ni)旧式に(きゅうしきに)
Conditional (nara)旧式なら(きゅうしきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym昔風むかしふうNeutralOld-fashioned in style, as in 「昔風の家」; carries a nostalgic flavor.
  • Synonym大時代おおじだいNeutralExaggeratedly old-fashioned, as in 「大時代な言い回し」; has a theatrical, over-the-top feel.
  • Synonym古めかしいふるめかしいNeutralAntique-looking, strikingly old; stresses outward appearance and is not necessarily negative.
  • Related古臭いふるくさいNeutralStale and outdated with a dismissive tone; colloquial. Focuses on something being tiresomely, off-puttingly old.
  • Related前時代的ぜんじだいてきNeutralOutdated and belonging to a bygone era, as in 「前時代的な考え」; stresses lagging behind the times.
  • Related前近代的ぜんきんだいてきNeutralPremodern, with feudal overtones; stresses outdated institutions or thinking rather than old styles or models.
  • Related時代違いNeutral「時代違い」 means out of step with the times, as if from the wrong era; a descriptive expression used less often.
  • Related時代ちがいNeutralKana spelling of 「時代違い」 with the same meaning; used less often.
  • Related時代違Neutral「時代違い」 written without okurigana; same meaning, used less often.
  • Antonym新式しんしきNeutralNew style or new type; the direct opposite of old-style 「旧式」.
  • Antonym最新式さいしんしきNeutralThe very latest style or model; opposite of old-style 「旧式」.

Use 「旧式」 for old-style things, old models, or outdated ways, as in 「旧式の銃」 and 「旧式な考え」. For something stale and annoyingly outdated pick 「古臭い」; for lagging behind the times, 「前時代的」; for an antique look, 「古めかしい」. Antonyms are 「新式」 and 「最新式」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 古ふるくからのしきたりややりかた。
  2. 考かんがえや行おこない、型式けいしき、しくみなどが古ふる臭くさいこと。
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