Vocab Info

N4 Noun, No-adjective, Adverb

(むかし)olden days, former

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective, Adverb

      1.

      the old days, the past, former times, a long time ago

    2. Noun

      2.

      the past ten years, the past decade

      used as a unit of time,

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    昔 【むかし】

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      社会(しゃかい)(むかし)のアメリカについて(まな)ぶ。

      To learn about old America in social studies.

      • N4

      あなたにとって10(ねん)(まえ)(むかし)ですか?

      Was 10 years ago a long time ago for you?

      • N4

      そんなはるか(むかし)(こと)なんて(おぼ)えていないはずだ。

      You wouldn't remember that far back.

      • N4

      祖父(そふ)(つね)に「あぁ(むかし)()かったなぁ…。」と()っています。

      My grandfather always says 'Oh, the good old days...'.

      • N3

      (むかし)(もど)りたいといくら(なげ)いても、時間(じかん)(もと)(もど)(こと)など不可能(ふかのう)である。

      No matter how much we lament that we want to go back to the past, it is impossible to turn back time.

      • N3
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