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ๆ˜”
ๆ˜”
8 strokes
Frequency: 1197
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

once upon a time
antiquity
old times

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใ‚ญ
ใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—

Common Words

ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—
Noun
Freq #346
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adverb (fukushi)

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใฏๆ˜”ใ€็•‘ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
This place used to be a field.
2

Used as a unit of time

the past ten years; the past decade

ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—ใฐใชใ—
Noun
Freq #10072
1

old tale; folk tale; legend

Examples
ไน…ใ—ใถใ‚ŠใซไผšใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€้…’ใงใ‚‚้ฃฒใฟใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ๆ˜”่ฉฑใซใงใ‚‚่Šฑใ‚’ๅ’ฒใ‹ใ›ใ‚‹ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€‚
It's been so long since we last met up. Let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.
2

reminiscence

ใŠใŠใ‚€ใ‹ใ—
Adverb
Noun
Freq #11135
1

ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago

Examples
ไบบ้–“ใฏๅคงๆ˜”ใซ้“ๅ…ทใฎไฝฟ็”จใ‚’่ฆšใˆใŸใ€‚
Man learned early to use tools.
ใจใŠใ„ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—
Expression
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #14404
1

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

Examples
่ฉฑใฏ้ ใ„ๆ˜”ใซๅง‹ใพใ‚‹ใ€‚
The story begins far in the past.
ใจใฃใใฎใ‚€ใ‹ใ—
็–พใฃใใฎๆ˜”
Expression
Noun
Freq #15080
1

a long, long time ago; very long ago

ๅ…ถใฎๆ˜”
ใใฎใ‚€ใ‹ใ—
Expression
Freq #18904
1

a long time ago; in those days

็–พใ†ใฎๆ˜”
ใจใ†ใฎใ‚€ใ‹ใ—
ๅฝ“ใฎๆ˜”
้ ใฎๆ˜”
Expression
Noun
Freq #20053
1

a long time ago; long ago

Examples
ใ“ใ„ใคใŒใใ‚“ใช็މใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ“ใจใชใ‚“ใฆใจใ†ใฎๆ˜”ใซ่งฃใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ•ใ€‚
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰
Adverb
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #21060
1

unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional

ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—ใฎใพใพ
Expression
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #27050
1

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

ใฏใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—
Noun
Freq #29112
1

long ago

๐ŸŽ“

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