旧弊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 5
へい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
舊弊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (kyū, old) + (hei, evil practice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲɨᵝːhe̞ː]

Adjective

(きゅう)(へい) • (kyūhei) -na (adnominal (きゅう)(へい) (kyūhei na), adverbial (きゅう)(へい) (kyūhei ni))

  1. antiquated
    水銀治療(すいぎんちりょう)といった旧弊(きゅうへい)治療(ちりょう)
    suigin chiryō to itta kyūhei na chiryō
    the antiquated medical practice of treating with mercury
  2. old-fashioned, conservative

Inflection

Noun

(きゅう)(へい) • (kyūhei) 

  1. conservatism
  2. old abuses
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