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：2026/01/04
むかし
Kanji
昔
Noun
Japanese Meaning
過去の時代を指す語。現在よりも前の時期。 / 幼いころなど、現在より前の自分の人生の一時期。 / 昔話や物語などで語られるような、はるか以前の時代。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いまよりずっとまえのときのこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
过去 / 从前 / 古时候
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
從前 / 過去的時代 / 古時候
Korean Meaning
옛날 / 과거 / 예전
Vietnamese Meaning
ngày xưa / thời xưa / quá khứ
Tagalog Meaning
sinaunang panahon / nakaraan / panahong lumipas
Sense（1）
昔: old time, past time
（ romanization ）
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むかし
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Once upon a time, there was a big castle in this place.
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むかし、この地には大きな城がありました。
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