昔
Grade 3JLPT N3
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
8 strokes · frequency rank #1197
- セキ、シャク
- むかし
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Common words
- 昔むかしthe old days; the past; former times; a long time ago1
ここは昔、畑だった。
This place used to be a field.
昔はよくした。
I used to a lot.
昔はよかった。
I've seen better days.
- 一昔ひとむかしan age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)2
- 昔話むかしばなしold tale; folk tale; legend3
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.
彼らはながながと昔話をした。
They had a long chat about the old days.
お祖母さんの昔話は耳にたこができるほど聞かされた。
I've heard my grandma's stories so often that I'm heartily sick of them.
- 昔のままむかしのままthe way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times4
- 今昔こんじゃくpast and present5
- 大昔おおむかしancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago6
人間は大昔に道具の使用を覚えた。
Man learned early to use tools.
あの城は大昔の時代に建てられた。
That castle was built in ancient times.
大昔の人々は泥や藁でできた家に住んでいた。
In early days pioneers lived in houses made of mud and straw.
- 昔風むかしふうold-fashioned; old-style7