Word details

古臭い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 古臭い.

Dictionary

Entry

古臭い古くさいるくさ~い Adj.Freq #27965
1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdated

Examples
私は彼の古くさい冗談にうんざりした。
I was bored with his old jokes.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

old

5 strokesFrequency 509JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

ふる.いふる--ふる.す

Nanori

ふゆ

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright

9 strokesFrequency 1,760JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シュウ

Kun

くさ.い-くさ.いにお.うにお.い

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