JLPT N4 · Noun / adverb

昔 (mukashi)

昔 (むかし, mukashi) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “the old days; the past”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: むかし
Romaji: mukashi
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago · noun, noun taking の, adverb
the past ten years; the past decade · noun · used as a unit of time

Example sentences

ここは昔、畑だった。

This place used to be a field.

Tatoeba #224293

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 昔

昔

once upon a time, antiquity, old timesセキ・シャク・むかし · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1382370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.