| 昔 | meaning | 'once upon a time, antiquity, old times' |
| onyomi | セキ, シャク | |
| kunyomi | むかし |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 昔 | むかし | olden days, former |
| とうの昔 | とうのむかし | a long time ago |
| とっくの昔 | とっくのむかし | a long time ago |
| 一昔 | ひとむかし | ages, long time, decade, the past ten years |
| 今昔 | こんじゃく, こんせき | past and present |
| 大昔 | おおむかし | great antiquity, old-fashioned, long ago |
| 昔ながら | むかしながら | the same as it was long ago, unchanged, traditional |
| 昔のこと | むかしのこと | old things |
| 昔を偲ばせる品 | むかしをしのばせるしな | things reminiscent of bygone days |
| 昔話 | むかしばなし | folklore, legend, reminiscence |
| 昔風 | むかしふう | old fashioned |
| 遥か昔 | はるかむかし | long ago |
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