Word Meaning 昔ながら

むかしながら mukashinagara

昔ながら is read as むかしながら (mukashinagara) and means unchanged (from long ago).

Meaning

English

  1. unchanged (from long ago)
  2. as it was in the past
  3. same old
  4. traditional

Reading

Kana

むかしながら

Romaji

mukashinagara

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 149951 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

3

It looks like an old-fashioned general store.

Sake is a traditional Japanese alcoholic drink.

Traditional stores, such as greengrocers and fishmongers, are becoming less and less popular due to the rise of supermarkets and other mass retailers.