昔 風(むかしふう)

むかしふう

noun, no-adjective

old-fashioned; retro; old-style

1. old-fashioned; retro; old-style

Describing something that follows the style, customs, or sensibility of an earlier era, whether positively (nostalgic, traditional) or negatively (outdated).

昔風(むかしふう)の家(いえ)に住(す)みたい。

I want to live in an old-style house.

この喫茶店(きっさてん)は昔風(むかしふう)の雰囲気(ふんいき)がある。

This café has an old-fashioned atmosphere.

祖母(そぼ)は昔風(むかしふう)の料理(りょうり)を作(つく)るのが上手(じょうず)だ。

My grandmother is good at making old-fashioned cooking.

A compound of 昔(むかし) (the past, old times) and 風(ふう) (style, manner). Describes things that follow the style or customs of an earlier era. Can be either neutral/positive (nostalgic, traditional) or mildly negative (outdated) depending on context.

Common collocations

昔風(むかしふう)の家(いえ): old-style house
昔風(むかしふう)の味(あじ): old-fashioned flavor
昔風(むかしふう)の考(かんが)え方(かた): old-fashioned way of thinking
昔風(むかしふう)の暮(く)らし: old-style lifestyle

Similar words

レトロ: retro — loanword with a more positive, trendy nuance; emphasizes fashionable nostalgia
古風(こふう): old-fashioned, archaic — more literary; can suggest elegance or quaintness
旧式(きゅうしき): old-style, outdated — more negative; implies something is behind the times
昔(むかし)ながら: traditional, as in the old days — emphasizes continuity from the past to the present

Related Words

Compare: 古風(こふう) (old-fashioned, archaic)

Compare: 旧式(きゅうしき) (old-style, outdated)

Compare: 昔(むかし)ながら (traditional, as in the old days)

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