Word Meaning 今は昔

いまはむかし ima ha mukashi

今は昔 is read as いまはむかし (ima ha mukashi) and means once upon a time.

Meaning

English

once upon a time
a long time ago

Reading

Kana

いまはむかし

Romaji

ima ha mukashi

Writing Variants

いまは昔 いまはむかし imahamukashi
今はむかし いまはむかし imahamukashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 118515 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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今昔

こんせき

past and present

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)

今昔物語

こんじゃくものがたり

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

昔は昔今は今

むかしはむかしいまはいま

let bygones be bygones

今回

こんかい

this time

今晩は

こんばんは

good evening

今晩

こんばん

tonight

今期

こんき

the present term

今更

いまさら

now (when it is already much too late)

今様

いまよう

verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

今週末

こんしゅうまつ

this weekend

今日この頃

きょうこのごろ

these days