きゅう
旧
たい
態
い
依
ぜん
然

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, 'taru' adjective, adverb taking the と particle, noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. remaining unchanged (from the old state of things), none the better for the change (if at all).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
旧
たい
態
い
依
ぜん
然
 旧態依然 きゅうたいいぜん

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)
attitude, condition, figure
タイ　わざ.と (5th, N1)
ability, talent, skill
ノウ　よし　の (5th, N3)
a small worm, larvae of mosquitoes, empty
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
reliant, depend on, consequently
イ　よ.る　よ (7th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
sort of thing, so, if so
ゼン　しか　ネン (4th, N3)
dog meat
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ