Meaning of 昔々 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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昔々, 昔昔
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Kana Readingむかしむかし
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Romajimukashimukashi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- long ago; once upon a time
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Example Sentences
昔々, 昔昔, むかしむかし used in context
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Once upon a time there lived a poor man and a rich woman.
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Once upon a time there lived an old man.
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Once upon a time there lived a stingy old man in the village.
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Once upon a time there lived a great king in Greece.
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Long long ago there lived a pretty girl.
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昔々おじいさんとおばあさんが住んでいました。
Long, long ago there lived an old man and his wife.
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