昔風|むかしふうmukashifuu

1. no-adjective, na-adjectiveold-fashioned; old-style

• Synonym旧式きゅうしきNeutralNeutral word for old models and old types, mostly of machines and equipment; can also call ideas outdated. For old-model devices, pick it over 「昔風」.
• Synonym古臭いふるくさいNeutralColloquial and clearly negative: something stale, outdated and tiresome. 「昔風」 usually describes neutrally, so 「古臭い」 is the word when the criticism is the point.
• Synonym大時代おおじだいWrittenWritten/formal word for speech and behavior that is exaggerated and old-fashioned, like something out of an old play; carries a sarcastic nuance.
• Synonym古めかしいふるめかしいNeutralNeutral word for things that simply look very old; it stresses the old impression of appearance and can be either complimentary or critical.
• Synonym前時代的ぜんじだいてきWrittenWritten/formal: for things so far behind the times they should have been phased out long ago; strongly critical, while 「昔風」 is mostly a neutral description.
• Related前近代的ぜんきんだいてきWrittenWritten/formal word for things with a premodern, feudal character, often in criticism of social systems or ideas; 「昔風」 just means old-style, without that feudal overtone.
• Antonym現代風げんだいふうNeutralAntonym: modern style or ways of doing things, the opposite of the old-fashioned manner expressed by 「昔風」.

Use 「昔風」 for a neutral description of old-fashioned ways, 「旧式」 for old-model equipment. To criticize something as outdated pick 「古臭い」, and 「前時代的」 for the strongest criticism.

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1. 昔むかしの風習ふうしゅう、習慣しゅうかん、慣習かんしゅう。