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昔むかし
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Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
Adverb
1. the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
Noun
2. the past ten years; the past decade (used as a unit of time)
Kanji used
昔long ago
Pitch accent
むかし
Used in vocabulary
昔むかし気質かたぎ
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
Noun
昔むかしなじみ
old friend; familiar face
Noun
昔むかし語がたり
old story; reminiscence
Noun
遠とおい昔むかし
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
Expression
遥はるか昔むかし
long ago
Noun
むかしとかげ
tuatara (primitive lizardlike reptile endemic to New Zealand)
Noun
とうの昔むかし
a long time ago; long ago
Expression
むかしとんぼ
Epiophlebia superstes (species of living-fossil dragonfly endemic to Japan)
Noun
昔むかし人にん間げん
old-fashioned person; old-timer; old fogey
Noun
Examples264
This place used to be a field.
He is different from what he used to be.
He is an old friend of mine.
You and I are old friends.
But of course that was a long time ago.
The world is not what it used to be.