This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

旧式

Reading

Kana: きゅうしき
Romaji: kyūshiki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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old type; old style

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

Example Sentences

この機械(きかい)旧式(きゅうしき)になってしまった。
➥This machine has gone out of date.
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われわれの政策(せいさく)方式(ほうしき)旧式(きゅうしき)になりかかっているから、改正(かいせい)する必要(ひつよう)がある。だが、危機(きき)()らないうちに()えるのは危険(きけん)だろう。
➥Our policies and systems are getting outdated and need revising, but to try to swap horses while crossing a stream might be dangerous.
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母系(ぼけい)祖母(そぼ)はその旧式(きゅうしき)のドレスを()ることに固執(こしつ)する。
➥My maternal grandmother persists in wearing that old-fashioned dress.
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