Word Meaning 一昔

ひとむかし hitomukashi

一昔 is read as ひとむかし (hitomukashi) and means an age (ago).

Meaning

English

  1. an age (ago)
  2. a long time (ago)
  3. a decade (ago)

Reading

Kana

ひとむかし

Romaji

hitomukashi

Writing Variants

  • ひと昔 ひとむかし hitomukashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 6904 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一昔前

ひとむかしまえ

long ago

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

一昨日

おととい

day before yesterday

一昨年

いっさくねん

year before last

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一対一

いちたいいち

one-to-one

一部

いちぶ

one copy (e.g. of a document)

一定

いちじょう

fixed

一定

いってい

fixed

一番

いちばん

best

一面

いちめん

(on) the other hand

一流

いちりゅう

school (e.g. of flower arrangement)

Example Sentences

1

The risk associated with advanced age childbirth has been considerably reduced compared to long time ago.