Word Meaning 昔話

むかしばなし mukashibanashi

昔話 is read as むかしばなし (mukashibanashi) and means reminiscence.

Meaning

English

  1. reminiscence
  2. old tale
  3. folk tale
  4. legend

Reading

Kana

むかしばなし

Romaji

mukashibanashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 同窓会,思い出,思い出す,エピソード,懐かしい,懐かしむ,懐古,懐旧 Rank 6298 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

むかし

olden days

昔風

むかしふう

old-fashioned

昔のまま

むかしのまま

the way it was

対話

たいわ

dialogue

談話

だんわ

discourse

神話

しんわ

myth

民話

みんわ

folk tale

実話

じつわ

true story

法話

ほうわ

Buddhist sermon

説話

せつわ

tale

笑い話

わらいばなし

funny story

市内通話

しないつうわ

intra-city telephone call

Example Sentences

2

I've heard my grandma's stories so often that I'm heartily sick of them.

It's been so long since we last met up. Let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.