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    3. 今昔

    今昔

    今こん昔じゃく

    past and present

    KMT10News #37+1Ref L2NounHistoryKanji Vocab12 strokes

    こんじゃくこんせき

    Noun

    1.
    past and present

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    今こん昔じゃくも物のが語たりは日に本ほんの古ふるい話はなしを集あつめたものです。

    The Konjaku Monogatarishu is a collection of old Japanese tales.

    KMT8HistoryLiterature
    歴れき史し博はく物ぶつ館かんでは、この地ち域いきの今こん昔じゃくを伝つたえる展てん示じが行おこなわれている。

    The history museum is holding an exhibition that conveys the past and present of this region.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    この街まちの今こん昔じゃくを比ひ較かくすると、驚おどろくほどの変へん化かが見みられます。

    Comparing the past and present of this town reveals astonishing changes.

    KMT10HistoryDaily Life
    彼かれは今こん昔じゃくの文ぶん化かを研けん究きゅうし、その変へん遷せんを論ろん文ぶんにまとめた。

    He researched the cultures of the past and present and compiled their transitions into a thesis.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & TraditionsEducation
    今こん昔じゃくの技ぎ術じゅつの進しん歩ぽは、私わたしたちの生せい活かつを大おおきく変かえた。

    The progress of technology from past to present has greatly changed our lives.

    KMT10HistoryTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    今
    いま…(3)
    now
    昔
    むかし…(2)
    once upon a time・antiquity・old times
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