Word Meaning その昔

そのむかし sonomukashi

その昔 is read as そのむかし (sonomukashi) and means a long time ago.

Meaning

English

a long time ago
in those days

Reading

Kana

そのむかし

Romaji

sonomukashi

Writing Variants

其の昔 そのむかし so no mukashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 148375 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

今昔

こんせき

past and present

昔

むかし

olden days

一昔

ひとむかし

an age (ago)

大昔

おおむかし

great antiquity

十年一昔

じゅうねんひとむかし

the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history

二昔

ふたむかし

way in the past

今は昔

いまはむかし

once upon a time

昔話

むかしばなし

reminiscence

昔風

むかしふう

old-fashioned

昔のまま

むかしのまま

the way it was

一昔前

ひとむかしまえ

long ago

今昔物語集

こんじゃくものがたりしゅう

Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)