きゅう
旧
へい
弊

noun

  1. old evils, long-standing abuses, old-fashioned ways, outdated notions.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. old-fashioned, outdated, outmoded, antiquated.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
旧
へい
弊
 旧弊 きゅうへい
きゅう
旧
へい
幣
 旧幣 きゅうへい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old times, old things, old friend
キュウ　ふる.い　もと (5th, N2)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
abuse, evil, vice
ヘイ (9th, N1)
be worn-out, be dilapidated, be defeated
ヘイ　やぶ.れる (Kentei 1)
ragged clothing, ragged, old and wear out
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)