昔昔

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Chinese

past; former past; former
simp. and trad.
(昔昔) 		昔 昔

Pronunciation

Noun

昔昔

  1. (literary) every night

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昔 昔
むかし
Grade: 3 		むかし
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
昔々

Etymology

Reduplication of 昔(むかし) (mukashi, “the past, old times”).

Pronunciation

Noun

昔(むかし)昔(むかし) • (mukashi mukashi) 

  1. ancient times, a very long time ago
    昔昔(むかしむかし)、遠(とお)いところに…
    mukashi mukashi, tōi tokoro ni…
    a long time ago in a place far away…

Usage notes

When used to start a fairy tale or other story, mukashi mukashi is often glossed as once upon a time.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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