昔昔

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 昔昔

  1. (literary) every night

(deprecated template usage)


Japanese

Kanji in this term
むかし
Grade: 3
むかし
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Reduplication of (mukashi, ancient times, a long time ago).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Alternative forms

Noun

(むかし)(むかし) (mukashi mukashi

  1. ancient times, a very long time ago
    昔昔(むかしむかし)(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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN