今は昔
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 今 | 昔 |
| いま Grade: 2 |
むかし Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Idiom
- (archaic) used in the beginning of narratives or story literature: once upon a time, long ago
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
- 今は昔、竹取の翁といふ者ありけり。
- Ima wa mukashi, Taketori no Okina to iu mono arikeri.
- Once upon a time, there was a man who is called Taketori no Okina [old man who harvests bamboo].
- 今は昔、竹取の翁といふ者ありけり。
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
Synonyms
- 昔昔 (mukashi mukashi)
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