むかし
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. olden days; former
Kanji used
long ago
Pitch accent
かし
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (41 in total)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
a long time ago
a long time ago; in those days
a long time ago
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
old friend; familiar face
to view the past with nostalgia
old friend; familiar face
once upon a time; a long time ago
old fashioned
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
a long time ago
old friend; familiar face
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
a long time ago
old person; old-fashioned person
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
a long time ago
long ago; once upon a time
once upon a time; a long time ago
old-fashioned person; old-timer; old fogey
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
to recall the old days
a long time ago; in those days
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
a long time ago
old fashioned; in ancient style
a long time ago
paleolagine lagomorph (Paleolaginae spp., incl. the Amami rabbit and the red rock hares)
Epiophlebia superstes (species of living-fossil dragonfly endemic to Japan)
tuatara (primitive lizardlike reptile endemic to New Zealand)
horseweed (Conyza canadensis); Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; coltstail; marestail; butterweed
horseweed (Conyza canadensis); Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; coltstail; marestail; butterweed
archiannelids of the genus Saccocirrus (esp. Saccocirrus major)
Examples (108 in total)
I used to be a teacher.
This city used to be beautiful.
That was such a long time ago.