Word details
旧弊
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 旧弊.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; outdated notions
Examples
旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
2
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded; antiquated
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
旧
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
5 strokesFrequency 549JLPT N2Grade 5
On
キュウ
Kun
ふる.いもと
弊
abuse, evil, vice, breakage
15 strokesFrequency 1,750JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ヘイ
幣
cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper
15 strokesFrequency 1,803JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ヘイ
Kun
ぬさ
Nanori
しで
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