Word Meaning 昔々

むかしむかし mukashimukashi

昔々 is read as むかしむかし (mukashimukashi) and means long ago.

Meaning

English

  1. long ago
  2. once upon a time

Reading

Kana

むかしむかし

Romaji

mukashimukashi

Writing Variants

  • 昔昔 むかしむかし mukashimukashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

むかし

olden days

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

昔人間

むかしにんげん

old-fashioned person

昔人

せきじん

previous generations

昔日

せきじつ

old days

昔年

せきねん

old times

昔気質

むかしかたぎ

old-fashioned

昔時

せきじ

old times

今昔

こんせき

past and present

一昔

ひとむかし

an age (ago)

Example Sentences

10

むかしむかし、やまのふもとにちいさないえがありました。

Once upon a time, there was a small house at the foot of the mountain.

Once upon a time, there lived a pretty girl.

Long long ago, there lived a pretty girl.

Once upon a time, there lived an old man.

Once upon a time, there was a cat whose name was Tango.

Long, long ago, there lived an old man in a village.

Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king.

Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a rich woman.

Once upon a time, octopuses roamed the Earth.

Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess.