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

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 149808 Priority X

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

むかしびと

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

こんじゃく

past and present

一昔

ひとむかし

an age (ago)

Example Sentences

1

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.