Word Meaning とっくの昔

とっくのむかし tokkunomukashi

とっくの昔 is read as とっくのむかし (tokkunomukashi) and means a long time ago.

Meaning

English

a long time ago
long ago

Reading

Kana

とっくのむかし

Romaji

tokkunomukashi

Writing Variants

疾っくの昔 とっくのむかし tokkunomukashi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 148577 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)

Example Sentences

「あれ？ここにパン屋さんなかった？」「それなら、とっくの昔に潰れちゃったよ」「うそ、いつの間に？」「半年前ぐらいかな」

"Huh, didn't the bakery store use to be here?" "Oh, it went bankrupt a while ago." "Really? When did that happen?" "I think it was about half a year ago."