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JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

昔むかし

mukashi

the old days, long ago

Example sentences

  1. ここは昔むかし、畑はたけだった。

    This place used to be a field.

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  2. 昔むかし、若わかい男おとこがいた。

    A long time ago, there was a young man.

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  3. 昔むかしここに橋はしがあった。

    There used to be a bridge here.

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Kanji in 昔

  • 昔once upon a time; antiquityOnセキ・シャクKunむかし

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