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    3. 昔

    昔

    昔むかし

    the old days

    N4KMT4News #2+1CoreHistoryKanji Vocab8 strokes

    むかしむかーし

    Noun, Particle, Adverb

    1.
    the old days, the past, former times, a long time ago

    Noun

    2.
    the past ten years, the past decade

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    昔むかし々むかし、あるところに。

    Once upon a time, in a certain place.

    KMT2Literature
    昔むかしの友とも達だちに偶ぐう然ぜん会あいました。

    I coincidentally met an old friend.

    KMT4Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    昔むかしの日に本ほんの生せい活かつについて研けん究きゅうしています。

    I am researching life in ancient Japan.

    KMT4HistoryEducation
    昔むかしは携けい帯たい電でん話わがなかったので、公こう衆しゅう電でん話わを使つかっていました。

    In the old days, there were no mobile phones, so people used public phones.

    KMT5TechnologyHistory
    昔むかしながらの伝でん統とう的てきな祭まつりが今いまも受うけ継つがれています。

    Traditional festivals from ancient times are still being passed down.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    昔
    むかし…(2)
    once upon a time・antiquity・old times
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