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Meaning of 昔々(むかしむかし) in Japanese

昔々, 昔昔
Kana Reading
むかしむかし
Romaji
mukashimukashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    long ago; once upon a time
    Example sentence
    昔々貧しい金持ちがおりました。 Once upon a time there lived a poor man and a rich woman.

Examples of 昔々, 昔昔, むかしむかし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

once upon a time, antiquity, old times

On'Yomi: セキ, シャク

Kun'Yomi: むかし

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