EntryCommon
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdated

    私は彼の古くさい冗談にうんざりした。
    I was bored with his old jokes.

Also written 古くさい【ふるくさい】

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Characters in this word

2
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old

Kun
ふる.いふる--ふる.す
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
509 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

ふゆ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
2k3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4060.0Four corner code
1577deroo
53e4Unicode hex code
1-24-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
770Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
702New Nelson (John Haig)
2002New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2495Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1262Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1728Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
16Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
16Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
373A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
154Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
93Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3233Morohashi
109A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
172Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
172Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70sakade
32Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
121henshall3
107Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
320crowley
86Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
278Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
16Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
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stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright

Kun
くさ.い-くさ.いにお.うにお.い
On
シュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1760 of 2500
Radical
self
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-6-3SKIP code
5c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
2643.0Four corner code
863deroo
81edUnicode hex code
1-29-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3842Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4901New Nelson (John Haig)
2633New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3261Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1682Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2289Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
122Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
128Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1409A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1308Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30103PMorohashi
1356A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1244Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1310Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1684Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1290Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1285Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1588Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
123Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chou4, xiu4Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level