昔
昔

once upon a time, antiquity, old times

8 strokesFrequency 1,197JLPT N2Grade 3

On

セキシャク

Kun

むかし

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Common Words

昔むかしNounFreq #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
ここは昔、畑だった。
This place used to be a field.
2

Used as a unit of time

the past ten years; the past decade

昔話むかしばなしNounFreq #10072
1

old tale; folk tale; legend

Examples
久しぶりに会ったんだから、酒でも飲みながら、昔話にでも花を咲かせるとするか。
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

大昔おおむかしNounAdverbFreq #11135
1

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

Examples
人間は大昔に道具の使用を覚えた。
Man learned early to use tools.
遠い昔とおいむかしNoun～の Adj.ExpressionFreq #14404
1

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

Examples
話は遠い昔に始まる。
The story begins far in the past.
とっくの昔とっくのむかし疾っくの昔NounExpressionFreq #15080
1

a long, long time ago; very long ago

その昔其の昔そのむかしExpressionFreq #18904
1

a long time ago; in those days

とうの昔疾うの昔とうのむかし当の昔遠の昔NounExpressionFreq #20053
1

a long time ago; long ago

Examples
こいつがそんな玉じゃないことなんてとうの昔に解っていたからさ。
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
昔ながらむかしながら～の Adj.AdverbFreq #21060
1

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

昔のままむかしのまま～の Adj.ExpressionFreq #27050
1

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

遥か昔はるかむかしNounFreq #29112
1

long ago

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