Illustration: In a contemporary apartment entrance, a young adult prepares to visit a neighbor wearing a neatly maintained kimono and carrying a gift wrapped in a carefully knotted furoshiki. They kneel to align their sandals precisely before stepping out, posture composed and formal.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

古こ風ふう

kofuu

old-fashioned

Example sentences

  1. 父ちちはちょっと古風こふうなんですよ。

    My father is a little old-fashioned.

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  2. 私わたし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.

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  3. 彼女かのじょは美うつくしい古風こふうな家具かぐをいくつか持もっている。

    She has some beautiful antique furniture.

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Kanji in 古風

  • 古oldOnコKunふるい・ふる-
  • 風wind; airOnフウ・フKunかぜ・かざ-

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