昔風(むかしふう)

むかしふう
noun; adjective-no
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the style, customs, or sensibility of an earlier era, whether positively (nostalgic, traditional) or negatively (outdated).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 Can be either neutral/positive (nostalgic, traditional) or mildly negative (outdated) depending on context.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  • 旧式(きゅうしき): old-style, outdated — more negative; implies something is behind the times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
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