昔話

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
むかし
Grade: 3
はなし > ばなし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From (むかし) (mukashi) + (はなし) (hanashi). The hanashi changes to banashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(むかし)(ばなし) (mukashibanashi

  1. folklore; legend, old tale, fairy tale, folktale
    ノルウェーの昔話(むかしばなし)
    Noruwē no mukashibanashi
    Norwegian folktale