昔話

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ka̠ɕiba̠na̠ɕi]

Noun

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(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