復古 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Retro / Old School

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fù gǔ

fukko

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The meaning of 復古 can vary depending on the context. It used to mean a return to the old ways.

It can also mean “to turn back the clock,” “retro” (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for the 1960s), “revival,” or “restoration.”

The return to “the old ways” was also an aspiration of Confucius about 2500 years ago. This proves that “going retro” or “old school” has been cool since at least 500 B.C.

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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 復古 search...

Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
復古复古 see styles	fù gǔ fu4 gu3 fu ku fukko ふっこ	More info & calligraphy: Retro / Old School to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文; retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) (n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) revival; restoration
復古會复古会 see styles	fù gǔ huì fu4 gu3 hui4 fu ku hui	復古會 Custom Scroll anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cai4 Yuan2 pei2]; aka 光復會\|光复会[Guang1 fu4 hui4]
復古調 see styles	fukkochou / fukkocho ふっこちょう	復古調 Custom Scroll revival or reactionary mood
復古主義 see styles	fukkoshugi ふっこしゅぎ	復古主義 Custom Scroll reactionism
復古神道 see styles	fukkoshintou / fukkoshinto ふっこしんとう	復古神道 Custom Scroll Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
復古論者 see styles	fukkoronsha ふっころんしゃ	復古論者 Custom Scroll reactionary
王政復古 see styles	ouseifukko / osefukko おうせいふっこ	王政復古 Custom Scroll (1) (yoji) restoration of imperial rule; (2) (hist) Restoration (England)

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Retro Old School	復古复古	fukko / fuko	fù gǔ / fu4 gu3 / fu gu / fugu	fu ku / fuku
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.