How do you read 旧態?

旧態 is read きゅうたい (kyuutai), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 旧態?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 旧態 in romaji?

旧態 is written kyuutai in romaji, also spelled kyutai.

What kanji are in 旧態?

旧 (Old Times, Old Things); 態 (Attitude, Condition).

旧態きゅうたい

きゅうたい · kyuutai (also spelled kyutai)

noun

Old state of affairs

Other ways to say “old state of affairs” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

旧Old Times, Old Things, Old Friend 音きゅう訓ふる.い・もと JLPT N2 · 5 strokes 態Attitude, Condition, Figure 音たい訓わざ.と JLPT N1 · 14 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

旧きゅうex-復旧ふっきゅうrestoration, restitution, rehabilitation 旧知きゅうちold friend, old friendship 態勢たいせいattitude, conditions, tendency 実態じったいtruth, fact 状態じょうたいcondition, situation 形態けいたいform, shape, figure 態度たいどattitude, manner

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What does 旧態 mean?

Old state of affairs.

How do you pronounce 旧態?

きゅうたい (kyuutai). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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