Word Meaning 昔は昔今は今

むかしはむかしいまはいま mukashi ha mukashiima ha ima

昔は昔今は今 is read as むかしはむかしいまはいま (mukashi ha mukashiima ha ima) and means let bygones be bygones.

Meaning

English

let bygones be bygones
the past is the past, the present is the present

Reading

Kana

むかしはむかしいまはいま

Romaji

mukashi ha mukashiima ha ima

Writing Variants

昔は昔、今は今 むかしはむかしいまはいま mukashihamukashiimahaima

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 120376 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)

今は昔

いまはむかし

once upon a time

昔

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